barbellate

• Adjectif désuet signifiant muni de poils ou de soies épineux ou crochus, notamment dans les descriptions botaniques.

An obsolete adjective meaning having barbed or hooked hairs or bristles, typically used in botanical descriptions.

1. Having small barbs or bristlesC2formal

   Covered with tiny, sharp, backward-pointing projections or bristles, often used to describe plant stems or animal parts.

   barbelé

   • The barbellate stem of the rose bush scratched his hand.
   • Botanists noted the barbellate texture of the plant's surface.
   • The insect's barbellate legs helped it cling to rough surfaces.

   Synonymesbarbedbristlysetose

   Antonymesbaldglabroussmooth