[ adj ] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. <adj.all> a horse with a short bristly manebristly shrubs burred fruits setaceous whiskers
Setose \Se*tose"\, Setous \Se"tous\, a. [L. setosus, saetosus, from seta, saeta, bristle: cf. F. s['e]teux.] Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.