setaceous
[si-tey-shuh s]
adjective
bristlelike; bristle-shaped.
having bristles.
Origin of setaceous
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Related Words for setaceous
echinate, spiny, aristate, barbellate, chaetophorous, hispid, setal, setiferous, setoseExamples from the Web for setaceous
Historical Examples of setaceous
Bisetose -ous: with two bristle-like or setaceous appendages.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
Setaceous: bristle-shaped: slender, gradually tapering to a tip.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
On dry hills a close tufted grass, with setaceous leaves, and in rich soils creeping and luxuriant with broad leaves.
GrassesH. Marshall Ward
The long-awned species of Festuca have compact stiff panicles and narrow or setaceous leaves (see p. 111).
GrassesH. Marshall Ward
The antenn are about an inch long, slender, setaceous, and gradually diminishing from the base to the extremities.
setaceous
[sĭ-tā′shəs]
adj.
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