setose

• Adjectif technique rare décrivant quelque chose de couvert de soies ou de poils raides.

A rare, technical adjective describing something covered with bristles or stiff hairs.

1. Bristly or spinyC2formal

   Covered with stiff, hair-like structures or bristles.

   sétosité

   • The caterpillar's body was setose, providing protection from predators.
   • Botanists noted the setose stem of the plant.
   • The setose surface of the insect's leg helps it grip surfaces.

   Synonymesbristledbristlypricklysetaceousspinythorny

   Antonymesbaldglabroussmooth