Se-tā′ceous, a.

adjective

a. [From Lat. seta, a bristle; Fr. sétacé.]

  1. Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a stiff, setaceous tail. Derham.
  2. (Nat. Hist.) Having the slender form of a bristle; bristle-shaped; as, a setaceous leaf or leaflet.