Origin: Latin
suffix -ous
Setaceous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
"a horse with a short bristly mane"
"bristly shrubs"
"burred fruits"
"setaceous whiskers"
2
Of, relating to, or resembling a seta or bristle; bristly.
Example Sentences
"a horse with a short bristly mane"
adjective
"bristly shrubs"
adjective
"burred fruits"
adjective
"setaceous whiskers"
adjective