"setiferous" meaning in English

See setiferous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /siːˈtɪfəɹəs/ Forms: more setiferous [comparative], most setiferous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs Etymology: 1828, from Latin sēta (“bristle”) + -iferous (“bearing”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|la:sēta|iferous|gloss1=bristle|gloss2=bearing}} Latin sēta (“bristle”) + -iferous (“bearing”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} setiferous (comparative more setiferous, superlative most setiferous)
  1. Having bristles; bristly. Synonyms: chaetophorous, setaceous, setigerous
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