Definition

1. Noun:
   • Glochid: A specialized, tiny, barbed hair or spine found on the surface of some cacti and other plants. These detach easily upon contact and can cause skin irritation.
   • Hook-like bristle: A general term for a small, hooked hair or filament, often referring to similar structures in botany or biology.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Xương rồng gai có nhiều lông móc rất khó lấy ra. (The prickly pear cactus has many glochids that are difficult to remove.)
  • Khi chạm vào, những chiếc lông móc nhỏ đã đâm vào da tay tôi. (Upon touching it, the tiny hook-like bristles embedded themselves in my skin.)

Advanced Usage

• In botanical contexts, "lông móc" is the precise term for the irritating hairs on cacti of the genus .
  • Lông móc là một cơ chế phòng vệ hiệu quả của thực vật. (Glochids are an effective defense mechanism for plants.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gai (n): A thorn or spine. This is a broader term for a sharp, pointed plant structure, which may or may not be barbed like a lông móc.

Synonyms

• Glochidium: The scientific term for glochid.
• Barbed hair: A descriptive synonym in English.
• Micro-spine: Another descriptive term used in botany.

Related Concepts

• Kích ứng da (Skin irritation): The common result of contact with lông móc.
• Phòng vệ thực vật (Plant defense): The primary biological function of lông móc.