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Noun: seta (setae)  see-tu
  1. A stiff hair or bristle
    "The earthworm's setae help it move through the soil"
     
  2. Stalk of a moss capsule
    "The seta supports the spore-producing capsule in mosses"

Sounds like: set, set

Derived forms: setae

Type of: hair, podetium

Encyclopedia: Seta, Greece