Added 9 October 2026
seta
/ˈsiːtə/ noun
Latin root: seta Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about seta at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A bristle or hair.
- The stalk of a moss sporangium, or occasionally in a liverwort.
Origin
From Latin seta, from saeta. Doublet of soy (“silk”).
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