glochid

(glōˈkĭd) also glo·chid·i·um (glō-kĭdˈē-əm)

noun pl. glo·chids also glo·chid·i·a (-kĭdˈē-ə)
One of the minute barbed hairs or bristles on certain plants, such as the prickly pear.
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