Term: glochidium: a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
Broader: spine: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | Unrelated: scopes trial: a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed
Broader: spine: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | Unrelated: color scheme: a planned combination of colors
Broader: spine: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | Unrelated: erb's palsy: paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth)
Broader: spine: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | Unrelated: kick pleat: pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking
Broader: spine: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | Unrelated: cotton: soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Broader: spine: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | Unrelated: legion: a large military unit
Broader: spine: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | Unrelated: topminnow: small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
Broader: spine: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | Unrelated: end: (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
Broader: spine: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | Unrelated: line of defense: any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something
Broader: spine: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | Unrelated: atlas: a collection of maps in book form