Dictionary

lepidote en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɛpɪdoʊt/ (General-American)
• /ˈlɛpɪdəʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From New Latin lepidōtus (“covered with scales”), from Ancient Greek λεπιδωτός (lepidōtós, “covered with scales”), from λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake, shell, husk”). By surface analysis, lepido- + -ote.

Meanings

1. Covered with scurfy scales.
   • The leaves of the oleaster are lepidote.

Forms

Antonyms

elepidote

Deriveds

alepidote

Synonyms

leprous · leprose

Translations (2)

es lepidoto (botany: covered with scurfy scales) · el λεπιδωτός (botany: covered with scurfy scales)

lepidote en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɛpɪdoʊt/ (General-American)
• /ˈlɛpɪdəʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From New Latin lepidōtus (“covered with scales”), from Ancient Greek λεπιδωτός (lepidōtós, “covered with scales”), from λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake, shell, husk”). By surface analysis, lepido- + -ote.

Meanings

1. A lepidote plant, any plant with a coat of scurfy scales.
   • Oleaster is a lepidote.

Forms

Antonyms

elepidote