setaceous

[ si-tey-shuhs ]

/ sɪˈteɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

bristlelike; bristle-shaped.

having bristles.

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Origin of setaceous

From the New Latin word sētāceus, dating back to 1655–65. See seta, -aceous

se·ta·ceous·ly, adverb

Calyx deeply 5-cleft or parted; its lobes elongated setaceous-acuminate or aristiform.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
The two endemic Rubi have the prickles reduced to the setaceous condition, and the two palms are unarmed.
Darwinism (1889)|Alfred Russel Wallace
Nostrils basal, oval, open, covered externally with incumbent setaceous feathers.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume I|William Swainson
The nostrils round and bare; the base of the bill has a few weak setaceous hairs.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume I|William Swainson

Shell ovate-conical, brownish olive; whorls armed with porrect tubular spines, enclosing setaceous bristles.
Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions. Volume I, Second Series|William Swainson

setaceous

[ sĭ-tā′shəs ]

adj.

Having or consisting of bristles; bristly.

Resembling bristles or a bristle.