strigose
/ˈstraɪɡoʊs/
adjective
- Covered with stiff, straight, closely pressed hairs or bristles (used especially in botany and zoology).
- The caterpillar had a strigose body covered in short, stiff hairs.
- The stem of the plant was strigose, with tiny bristles pointing upward.
- Botanists identified the species by its strigose leaves, which felt rough to the touch.