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hispid

his·pid

UK/ˈhɪspɪd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles

  • “plants with hispid stems”
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Origin

From Latin hispidus (“rough, hairy, bristly”).

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