Associations to the word «Hispid»

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

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