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setose
adjective
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ETOS
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
“a horse with a short bristly mane”
In context
Example Sentences
a horse with a short bristly mane
bristly shrubs
burred fruits
setaceous whiskers
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