lepidote

[ lep-i-doht ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots.

lepidote

/ ˈlɛpɪˌdəʊt /

adjective

1. biology covered with scales, scaly leaves, or spots

Word History and Origins

Origin of lepidote¹

1830–40; < New Latin lepidōtus < Greek lepidōtós scaly, equivalent to lepidō- (verbid stem of lepidoûn to make scaly; lepido- ) + -tos verbid suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of lepidote¹

C19: via New Latin lepidōtus, from Greek, from lepis scale

Example Sentences

Lepis, Greek for a scale, whence Lepidote, leprous; covered with scurfy scales.

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