glochid vs glochidium what difference
what is difference between glochid and glochidium
English
Etymology
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Noun
glochid (plural glochids)
- A small, detachable, irritant spine occurring in dense clusters in the areoles of certain cacti such as the prickly pear.
Synonyms
- glochidium
English
Etymology
Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek [Term?] (“the point of an arrow”).
Noun
glochidium (plural glochidia)
- (zoology) The larva or young of the mussel.
- Glochidia were once believed to be parasites on the gills of the parents.
- (botany) A glochid, or cactus spine.
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