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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles;
- Example: "plants with hispid stems"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hispid \His"pid\, a. [L. hispidus: cf. F. hispide.]
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   1. Rough with bristles or minute spines.
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   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Beset with stiff hairs or bristles.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hispid
    adj 1: (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or
           bristles; "plants with hispid stems"