setose
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
Origin of setose
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How to use setose in a sentence
Achenes obovoid or oblong, attached obliquely at or near the base; pappus setose or partly chaffy or none.
Legs short, rather slender; fore femora somewhat setose beneath.
The leaves in most species are markedly acuminate and their margins are sharp-serrate or setose-serrate.
The Pears of New York | U. P. HedrickPluri-setose: bearing several seta; as the head in some Carabids.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithIt is the only species furnished with elongated setose spines.
British Dictionary definitions for setose
/ (ˈsiːtəʊs) /
biology covered with setae; bristly
Origin of setose
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