GLOCHIDIA

GLOCHIDIUM

glochidium, glochid

(noun) a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

glochidia

plural of glochidium

Source: Wiktionary


GLOCHIDIUM

Glo*chid"i*um, n.; pl. Glochidia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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