setose

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

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: barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledbristlyburredburrypricklysetaceousspinythorny
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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