setaceous

Adjective
Synonyms: barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledbristlyburredburrypricklysetosespinythorny

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledbristlyburredburrypricklysetosespinythornyOpposite unarmedSimilar armed
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Se·ta′ceous (sē-tā′shŭs), adjective

Origin: L. seta a bristle: cf. F. sétacé.

1. Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a stiff, setaceous tail.

2. Bristelike in form or texture; as, a setaceous feather; a setaceous leaf.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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