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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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