glochid
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- noun
- /ˈɡloʊkɪd/
- Specialized
- Cacti have tiny glochids that can irritate your skin.
- spines and glochids
Examples
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When hiking in the desert, be cautious of glochids that may cling to your clothing.
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She experienced pain from a glochid that had punctured her finger while handling a cactus.
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Protect your hands when handling cacti to avoid contact with glochids.
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She used tweezers to remove the tiny glochid embedded in her finger.
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The glochids on the cactus can easily stick to your skin and cause irritation.
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The glochid can easily penetrate skin.
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The glochids on this prickly pear cactus are so small that they can easily go unnoticed.
Synonyms
A small hooked spine on some cacti that can stick into skin
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Glochid comes from an old Greek word glochis meaning 'point' or 'barb'. Think of tiny arrowheads or barbs, and that image explains why glochids are the very small, barbed spines on cacti that stick into your skin.