seta

se·ta (s

)

n. pl. se·tae (-t

) Biology

1. A stiff hair, bristle, or bristlelike process or part on an organism.

2. The stalk of a moss capsule.

[Latin saeta, sta, bristle.]

setal (s

l) adj.

seta [ˈsiːtə]

n pl -tae [-tiː]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (in invertebrates and some plants) any bristle or bristle-like appendage

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (in mosses) the stalk of the sporophyte that bears the capsule

[from Latin]

setaceous [sɪˈteɪʃəs] adj

setaceously adv

setal adj

seta (s

)

Plural setae (s

)

A stiff hair, bristle, or bristlelike process or part on an organism. Setae on the bodies of spiders are used as sensory organs, while setae on the bodies of many polychaete worms, such as earthworms, are used for locomotion. Microscopic setae on the feet of geckos allow adhesion to vertical surfaces.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	seta - stalk of a moss capsule podetium - an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne
	2.	seta - a stiff hair or bristle hair - a filamentous projection or process on an organism chaeta - a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm

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arrow barbellate boletus briary Briery burry chaeta chaetal floss greige mushroom podetium polychaete rayon setaceous setiferous setiform setose Setula	Aa "Believe it or not, there are jobs out there, but a lot of people have not been trained or do not have experience in those areas," Seta said. US citizens grapple for new jobs in economic upswing by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon) NEXT year's 1,000 Guineas hotshot Seta is out to 16-1 for the Classic after finishing third to Pollenator in the May Hill Stakes at Doncaster yesterday. Seta chokes on the Pollenator; DONCASTER YESTERDAY by The Mirror (London, England) Star performance Ryan Moore, who returned from suspension with a Group 2 double on Askar Tau and Pollenator Quote of the day "I am never surprised by horses or women" - Luca Cumani, after 4-7 favourite Seta finished third in the May Hill Is Brave Prospector a real Ayr Gold Cup prospect? Pollenator in Pattern milestone by The Racing Post (London, England)	set piece set point Set screw set shot Set speech set square set theory set to set to music set up set upon set width set(t) set-apart set-aside set-back Set-fair set-in set-in sleeve set-off set-piece Set-stitched set-to set-top box set-up seta setaceous Setaria Setaria glauca Setaria italica Setaria italica rubrofructa Setaria italica stramineofructa Setaria viridis setback Setbolt Setdown Sete Quedas Setee Seten Setewale Setfoil Seth Seth Thomas Sethen Sethian Sethic Sethite SETI setiferous setiform Setiger	set-square tooth numbering system Set-stitched Set-theoretic Set-theoretic set-theoretical set-theoretical set-to set-to Set-top box Set-top box Set-top box Set-top boxes Set-top boxes Set-top boxes set-top converter box Set-Top Terminal Set-top unit Set-top unit Set-top unit set-tos set-tos set-up set-up set-up Set-Up Reduction Set-up Request Message set-ups set-ups set-ups SET1 seta SETAA SETAC Setaccioli, Giacomo setaceous setaceous setaceous setaceously setaceously SETAD setae setae setae SETAF setal setal setal SETALA Setala, Eemil Nestor Setälä, Eemil Nestor SETAMS SETAP Setar Setaria Setaria Setaria Setaria faberi Setaria glauca Setaria italica Setaria italica Setaria italica rubrofructa

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Aa "Believe it or not, there are jobs out there, but a lot of people have not been trained or do not have experience in those areas," Seta said.

US citizens grapple for new jobs in economic upswing by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)

NEXT year's 1,000 Guineas hotshot Seta is out to 16-1 for the Classic after finishing third to Pollenator in the May Hill Stakes at Doncaster yesterday.

Seta chokes on the Pollenator; DONCASTER YESTERDAY by The Mirror (London, England)

Star performance Ryan Moore, who returned from suspension with a Group 2 double on Askar Tau and Pollenator Quote of the day "I am never surprised by horses or women" - Luca Cumani, after 4-7 favourite Seta finished third in the May Hill Is Brave Prospector a real Ayr Gold Cup prospect?

Pollenator in Pattern milestone by The Racing Post (London, England)

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