<span class="searchmatch">glochids</span> plural of <span class="searchmatch">glochid</span>...
Wikipedia has an article on: <span class="searchmatch">glochid</span> Wikipedia From Ancient Greek γλωχίς (glōkhís, “barb of an arrow”). <span class="searchmatch">glochid</span> (plural <span class="searchmatch">glochids</span>) A small, detachable, irritant...
glochideous (comparative more glochideous, superlative most glochideous) Having <span class="searchmatch">glochids</span>; spiny....
sabra dermatitis (uncountable) A form of dermatitis caused by the penetration of <span class="searchmatch">glochids</span> from opuntias into the skin....
IPA(key): /ɡloˈkidjo/ [ɡloˈki.ð̞jo] Rhymes: -idjo Syllabification: glo‧qui‧dio gloquidio m (plural gloquidios) <span class="searchmatch">glochid</span>...
larva or young of the mussel. Glochidia were once believed to be parasites on the gills of the parents. (botany) A <span class="searchmatch">glochid</span>, or cactus spine. glochidial...
protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, <span class="searchmatch">glochids</span>, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales. cataphyllary a leaf that fulfils protective...
tissues of certain lichens. (botany) Small patches, bearing the spines and <span class="searchmatch">glochids</span> characteristic of the stems of cacti. 1876 Richard E. Kunzé Cereus bonplandii...
The cushion-like areoles of Cactus are specialised branches that typically bear spines, <span class="searchmatch">glochids</span>, and sometimes fruit....