HISPID

hispid

(adjective) (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles; “plants with hispid stems”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hispid (comparative more hispid, superlative most hispid)

(obsolete, except in, biology, botany) Covered in short, stiff hairs; bristly.

Source: Wiktionary


His"pid, a. Etym: [L. hispidus: cf. F. hispide.]

1. Rough with bristles or minute spines.

2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Beset with stiff hairs or bristles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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