lentiginous

[ len-tij-uh-nuhs ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to a lentigo.

  2. Botany, Zoology. covered with minute dots; freckled; speckled.

Origin of lentiginous

1
1590–1600; <Latin lentīginōsus freckled, equivalent to lentīgin- (stem of lentīgō) lentigo + -ōsus-ous
  • Also len·tig·i·nose [len-tij-uh-nohs]. /lɛnˈtɪdʒ əˌnoʊs/.

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