Hispid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Covered with stiff or rough hairs; bristly: hispid stems.
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  • adj. Covered in short, stiff hairs; bristly.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Rough with bristles or minute spines.
  • adj. Beset with stiff hairs or bristles.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Hairy; rough; shaggy; bristly.
  • Specifically— In botany, having strong hairs or bristles; beset with stiff bristles.
  • In entomology, closely covered with small angular prominences; rough with minute spines or very rigid bristles.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles
    • Equivalent
    hairy    haired    hirsute   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hairly    bristly   
     
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