setose

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

Adj

Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.

Origin / Etymology

Latin setosus, saetosus, from seta (“bristle”), saeta (“bristle”).

Synonyms

barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, spiny, thorny

Scrabble Score: 6

setose is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
setose is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
setose is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

setose is a valid Words With Friends word