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ˈhɪs pɪdhispid

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hispidadjective

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

    "plants with hispid stems"

Wiktionary

  1. hispidadjective

    Covered in short, stiff hairs; bristly.

    The hispid hare inhabits forested areas.

Wikipedia

  1. hispid

    Trichomes (); from Ancient Greek τρίχωμα (tríkhōma) 'hair') are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists. They are of diverse structure and function. Examples are hairs, glandular hairs, scales, and papillae. A covering of any kind of hair on a plant is an indumentum, and the surface bearing them is said to be pubescent.

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  1. hispid

    Hispid is an adjective typically used in botany or zoology. It refers to a surface, especially of a leaf or stem, that is covered in stiff, bristly hairs or spines.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hispidadjective

    rough with bristles or minute spines

  2. Hispidadjective

    beset with stiff hairs or bristles

  3. Etymology: [L. hispidus: cf. F. hispide.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hispid

    his′pid, adj. (bot.) rough with or having strong hairs or bristles.—n. Hispid′ity. [L. hispidus.]

Entomology

  1. Hispid

    bristly: sparsely set with short, stiff hair.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of HISPID in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of HISPID in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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