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Noun: glochidium (glochidia)  glow'kideeum
  1. A barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
    - glochid

Derived forms: glochidia

Type of: pricker, prickle, spikelet, spine, sticker, thorn

Encyclopedia: Glochidium

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