setiformadj.
/ˈsiːtɪfɔːm/ Having the form of a seta or bristle; bristle-shaped.
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bristleda1300
bristly1591
hispid1647
setigerous1656
setose1661
awny1786
setiform1816
setous1822
setulose1826
setiferous1828
setulous1852
hispidulous1854
setiparous1870
setuliform1879
setal1891
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1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xvii. 89 Two setiform tubes.
1826 Lindley in Bot. Register 12 992/2 The setiform processes.
1849 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 874/1 When the teeth are..rather stronger than these, they are called ‘setiform’.
1882–4 M. C. Cooke Brit. Fresh-water Algæ I. 163 Terminal cell setiform.
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