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Drosera :: Drosera (n.) A genus of low perennial or biennial plants, the leaves of which are beset with gland-tipped bristles. See Sundew..

Bristly :: Bristly (a.) Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough..

Brustle :: Brustle (v. i.) To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.

Glochidiate :: Glochidiate (a.) Having barbs; as, glochidiate bristles..

Acicula :: Acicula (n.) One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal..

Styliferous :: Stylet (n.) Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria..

Vibrissa :: Vibrissa (n.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.

Hirsute :: Hirsute (a.) Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.

Bristle :: Bristle (n.) A stiff, sharp, roundish hair..

Bristle-shaped :: Bristle-shaped (a.) Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf..

Crow :: Crow (v. i.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw..

Bristle-pointed :: Bristle-pointed (a.) Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves..

Bristletail :: Bristletail (n.) An insect of the genera Lepisma, Campodea, etc., belonging to the Thysanura..

Whiskered :: Whiskered (a.) Having elongated hairs, feathers, or bristles on the cheeks..

Thysanura :: Thysanura (n. pl.) An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma, and Podura..

Acicular :: Acicular (a.) Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle, as some leaves or crystals; also, having sharp points like needless..

Setula :: Setula (n.) A small, short hair or bristle; a small seta..

Seta :: Seta (n.) Any slender, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ or part; as the hairs of a caterpillar, the slender spines of a crustacean, the hairlike processes of a protozoan, the bristles or stiff hairs on the leaves of some plants, or the pedicel of the capsule of a moss..

Stare :: Stare (v. i.) To stand out; to project; to bristle.

Setiferous :: Setiferous (a.) Producing, or having one or more, bristles..

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