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[syn: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Setose \Se*tose"\, Setous \Se"tous\, a. [L. setosus, saetosus,
from seta, saeta, bristle: cf. F. s['e]teux.]
Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
setose
adj 1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or
spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short
bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits";
"setaceous whiskers" [syn: barbed, barbellate,
briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred,
burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny,
thorny]