glochidium

unregelmäßiger Plural

A noun referring to a barbed spine or bristle, often occurring in tufts on cacti.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen gezähnten Stachel oder eine Borste bezeichnet, wie sie oft büschelweise bei Kakteen vorkommen.

1. Barbed spine on cactus C1 formal

   A small, barbed hair or bristle, often found in tufts on cacti, that can easily detach and become embedded in skin.

   • The cactus was covered in tiny glochidia that stuck to his gloves.
   • Be careful not to touch the prickly pear; its glochidia are very hard to remove.
   • Glochidia are commonly found on Opuntia species, causing irritation if handled.

   🇩🇪Glochidie

   Synonyme: glochid

• glochidia plural form
• glochidia's possessive plural form
• glochidium's possessive singular form