lông móc
Definition
- 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.