Also seta‑.
A bristle.
Latin seta, bristle.
A seta (plural setae) is a stiff hair-like or bristle-like structure in an invertebrate, or a stalk supporting the capsule in a moss or liverwort; the adjective is setaceous. Something setose (less often setiferous or setigerous) bears bristles. See also chaeto‑.
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