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Noun: glochid
  1. A barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
    "The glochid can easily detach and stick to skin or clothing";
    - glochidium

Derived forms: glochids

Type of: pricker, prickle, spine, thorn

Encyclopedia: Glochid