hispid
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of hispid
1640–50; < Latin hispidus rough, shaggy; akin to hirsute
Example Sentences
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Stems hispid or densely pubescent; leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or barely acute — 53. 52a.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Henry Allan Gleason
Sponge forming small, shallow, slightly dome-shaped patches of a more or less circular or oval outline, minutely hispid on the surface, friable but moderately hard.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
Nutlets erect and straight, unarmed, attached to the axis either at inner edge of base or ventrally from the base upward.—Ours are very hispid annuals or biennials, with small white flowers in scorpioid spikes.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
Leaves hirsute or hispid on the mid-veins beneath — 27. 26b.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Henry Allan Gleason
They are all hispid plants, very disagreeable to handle, and are generally of rank growth.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
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