a. [ Gr. &unr_; point of an arrow. ] (Bot.) Having barbs; as, glochidiate bristles. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.; pl. Glochidia [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; the point of an arrow. ] (Zool.) The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills. [ 1913 Webster ]