setose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
    barbed; burry; briary; bristly; briery; setaceous; thorny; barbellate; prickly; spiny; burred; bristled.
    • a horse with a short bristly mane
    • bristly shrubs
    • burred fruits
    • setaceous whiskers

WordNet

Se*tose", Se"tous adjective (Also<
  • Setose
  • Setous
)
Etymology
L. setosus, saetosus, from seta, saeta, bristle: cf. F. séteux.
Definitions
  1. Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.

Webster 1913