setaceous

[ si-tey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. bristlelike; bristle-shaped.
2. having bristles.

Other Words From

• se·taceous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of setaceous¹

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

Example Sentences

Above brown, spotted with sulphur; beneath sulphureous, with black spots; head and chin black; feathers of the breast lengthened, and ending in long setaceous hairs.

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Nostrils basal, oval, open, covered externally with incumbent setaceous feathers.

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Leaves bristle-shaped, as are the branchlets, or the lower linear; capsule ovate, mostly longer than the calyx, which has short setaceous teeth; corolla 4–6´´ long.

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The leaf-blade is linear-lanceolate, rigid, erect, acuminate with a setaceous tip, nearly smooth, varying in length from 6 to 20 inches and in breadth from 1/6 to 2/3 inch.

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Spinous-radiate: beset with spines in a circle, either concatenate, united at their bases, or setaceous, like bristles.

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