glochideousadj.
/ɡləʊˈkɪdɪəs/ Botany.
= glochidiate adj.
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the world > plants > part of plant > hair or bristle > [adjective] > having hair > upright or hooked
upbristled?1611
glochidiate1836
glochideous1880
1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. 413/2 Glochideous, Glochidiate, when bristles and the like are barbed at the tip.
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adj.1880