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What does hirsutic mean?
Alternative form of hirsute (very rare, only found in the term hirsutic acid)
Where does hirsutic come from?
From the fungus Stereum hirsutum, whence the chemical hirsutic acid derives, equivalent to hirsute + -ic.

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