Definition of Seta

1. Noun. Stalk of a moss capsule.

Generic synonyms: Podetium

2. Noun. A stiff hair or bristle.
Generic synonyms: Hair
Specialized synonyms: Chaeta
Derivative terms: Setaceous

Definition of Seta

1. 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.

Definition of Seta

1. a coarse, stiff hair [n -TAE] : SETAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Seta

1. A bristle or stiff hair. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seta

sestinas
sestine
sestines
seston
sestons
set
set
set(p)
set-apart
set-aside(p)
set-back
set-off
set-to
set-up
seta (current term)
seta (current term)
setaceous
setaceous
setae
setal
setaria
Setaria
setariasis
Setaria cervi
Setaria equina
Setaria glauca
Setaria italica
Setaria italica rubrofructa
Setaria italica stramineofructa
Setaria viridis

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