See Also: hispid(medicine)
hispid(1)(dictionary)
hispid(2)(dictionary)
hispid flagella(medicine)

hispid(1) (iou)



hispid adjective1. M17.
[Latin hispidus: see -ID1. Cf. Old & mod. French hispide.]
Now chiefly Botany. Covered with short stiff hairs or bristles; bristly.
hi'spidity noun M17.