setulose

[ sech-uh-lohs ]

adjectiveBotany, Zoology.

having or covered with setulae.

Origin of setulose

¹

First recorded in 1855–60; setul(a) + -ose¹

Also set·u·lous [sech-uh-luhs]. /ˈsɛtʃ ə ləs/.

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