setose

Adjective
Synonyms: barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledbristlyburredburrypricklysetaceousspinythorny

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: barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledbristlyburredburrypricklysetaceousspinythornyOpposite unarmedSimilar armed

Related words seta noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Se·tose′, Se′tous adjective

Origin: L. setosus, saetosus, from seta, saeta, bristle: cf. F. séteux.

Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.

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

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