Lepidote

//ˈlɛpɪdoʊt// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lepidote plant, any plant with a coat of scurfy scales.

    "Oleaster is a lepidote."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Covered with scurfy scales.

    "The leaves of the oleaster are lepidote."

Adjective
  1. 1
    rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf wordnet

Synonyms

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flakyflocculentfurfuraceousleproseleproseleprous

Example

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"The leaves of the oleaster are lepidote."

Etymology

From New Latin lepidōtus (“covered with scales”), from Ancient Greek λεπιδωτός (lepidōtós, “covered with scales”), from λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake, shell, husk”). By surface analysis, lepido- + -ote.

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