What are glochids?
Glochids are hair-like spines or short prickles, generally barbed. (1)
Glochids are also known as glochidia. (1)
The singular of glochids is glochidium. (1)
What do glochids look like?
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hair-ike spines or short-prickles (1)
Where are glochids located?
found on the areoles of cacti in the subfamily Opuntioideae. (1)
Resources
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glochid
