# seta

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsiːtə/ · frequency rank #68,627

## Definitions
1. A bristle or hair.
2. The stalk of a moss sporangium, or occasionally in a liverwort.

## Etymology
From Latin seta, from saeta. Doublet of soy (“silk”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/seta