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glochid

glo·chid
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gloh-kid]
    • /ˈgloʊ kɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gloh-kid]
    • /ˈgloʊ kɪd/

Definitions of glochid word

  • noun glochid a short hair, bristle, or spine having a barbed tip. 1
  • noun glochid a barbed spine on a plant such as a prickly pear 0
  • noun glochid a form of small, detachable, irritant spine occurring in dense clusters in the areoles of certain cacti such as prickly pear. Typically glochids are short, straight, and microscopically barbed. When stuck into the skin of anyone touching the plant, they detach and remain in the skin when the victim moves away. 0

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Origin of glochid

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-90; < Greek glōchid-, stem of glōchís arrow point

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Parts of speech for Glochid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

glochid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

glochid usage trend in Literature

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