GLOCHIDIUM

glochidium, glochid

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

glochidium (plural glochidia)

(zoology) The larva or young of the mussel.

(botany) A glochid, or cactus spine.

Source: Wiktionary

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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