hispid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles
    • plants with hispid stems

WordNet

His"pid adjective
Etymology
L. hispidus: cf. F. hispide.
Definitions
  1. Rough with bristles or minute spines.
  2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Beset with stiff hairs or bristles.

Webster 1913