definition of
barbellate

[1] #1 barbellate s. [barbed, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers". wn