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Setaceous

SETA'CEOUS, a. [L. seta, a bristle.] 1. Bristly; set with strong hairs; consisting of strong hairs; as a stiff setaceous tail. 2. In botany, bristle-shaped; having the thickness and length of a bristle; as a s...

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SETA'CEOUS, a. [L. seta, a bristle.]

1. Bristly; set with strong hairs; consisting of strong hairs; as a stiff setaceous tail.

2. In botany, bristle-shaped; having the thickness and length of a bristle; as a setaceous seaf or leaflet.

Setaceous worm, a name given to a water worm that resembles a horse hair, vulgarly supposed to be an animated hair. but this is a mistake.

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