Refine this word faster
Lepidote
//ˈlɛpɪdoʊt// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Covered with scurfy scales.
"The leaves of the oleaster are lepidote."
Adjective
- 1 rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf wordnet
Noun
- 1 A lepidote plant, any plant with a coat of scurfy scales.
"Oleaster is a lepidote."
Etymology
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
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.
See also for "lepidote"
Next best steps
Mini challenge
Unscramble this word: lepidote