leprose

American

[lep-rohs] / ˈlɛp roʊs /

adjective

leprous.

leprose British

/ ˈlɛprəʊs, -rəʊz /

adjective

biology having or denoting a whitish scurfy surface

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Etymology

Origin of leprose

From the Late Latin word leprōsus leprous

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