setula

[ sech-uh-luh ]

noun,plural set·u·lae [sech-uh-lee]. /ˈsɛtʃ əˌli/. Botany, Zoology.
  1. a short, blunt seta.

Origin of setula

1
1820–30; <New Latin sētula;see seta, -ule
  • Also set·ule [sech-ool]. /ˈsɛtʃ ul/.

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