Associations to the word «Hispid»
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Wiktionary
HISPID, adjective. (obsolete except in science) Covered in short, stiff hairs; bristly.
Dictionary definition
HISPID, adjective. (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles; "plants with hispid stems".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.