setose

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

setose
    adj 1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or
           spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short
           bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits";
           "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate},
           {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred},
           {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny},
           {thorny}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Setose \Se*tose"\, Setous \Se"tous\, a. [L. setosus, saetosus,
   from seta, saeta, bristle: cf. F. s['e]teux.]
   Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.
   [1913 Webster]