hispid
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his·pid
(hĭs′pĭd)adj.
Covered with stiff or rough hairs; bristly: hispid stems.
[Latin hispidus.]
his·pid′i·ty (hĭ-spĭd′ĭ-tē) n.
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hispid
(ˈhɪspɪd)adj
(Biology) biology covered with stiff hairs or bristles
[C17: from Latin hispidus bristly]
hisˈpidity n
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his•pid
(ˈhɪs pɪd)adj. Bot., Zool.
rough with stiff hairs, bristles, or minute spines.
[1640–50; < Latin hispidus rough, shaggy; akin to hirsute]
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Adj. | 1. | hispid - (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles; "plants with hispid stems" |
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