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glochid
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glo·chid  (glkd) also glo·chid·i·um (gl-kd-m)
n. pl. glo·chids also glo·chid·i·a (-kd-)
One of the minute barbed hairs or bristles on certain plants, such as the prickly pear.
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Noun1.glochid - a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)glochid - a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
glochidium
pricker, prickle, spikelet, sticker, thorn, spine - a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
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The glochids soften when they boil and are easy to shake out of the towel.
PRICKLY PEAR TAKING OVER WORLD by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
 
 
 
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