lentiginous
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a lentigo.
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Botany, Zoology. covered with minute dots; freckled; speckled.
Etymology
Origin of lentiginous
1590–1600; < Latin lentīginōsus freckled, equivalent to lentīgin- (stem of lentīgō ) lentigo + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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Marley died the following year as a result of acral lentiginous melanoma, which he had been diagnosed with in 1977.
From BBC • May 11, 2021
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