lepidote

[ lep-i-doht ]

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adjectiveBotany.

covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots.

Origin of lepidote

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

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How to use lepidote in a sentence

Lepis, Greek for a scale, whence lepidote, leprous; covered with scurfy scales.
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British Dictionary definitions for lepidote

lepidote

/ (ˈlɛpɪˌdəʊt) /

adjective

biology covered with scales, scaly leaves, or spots

Origin of lepidote

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

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