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lepidote

UK/ˈlɛpɪdəʊt/US/ˈlɛpɪdoʊt/

lepidote adjective: covered with scurfy scales.

lepidote: covered with scurfy scales
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Adjective

lepidote (comparative more lepidote, superlative most lepidote)

  1. Covered with scurfy scales.
    • The leaves of the oleaster are lepidote.
    Synonyms:
    leprose, leprous

Noun

lepidote (plural lepidotes)

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

Synonyms of lepidote

Antonyms

Forms of lepidote

Adjective
comparativemore lepidote
superlativemost lepidote
Noun
plurallepidotes

Origin of lepidote

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.

Words formed from lepidote

Questions about lepidote

What does lepidote mean?
Lepidote means covered with scurfy scales.
What part of speech is lepidote?
Lepidote can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce lepidote?
Lepidote is pronounced /ˈlɛpɪdoʊt/ (US).

Words near lepidote in the dictionary

  1. lepidosirenid
  2. lepidosirenids
  3. lepidosireniform
  4. lepidosireniforms
  5. lepidosirens
  6. lepidote
  7. lepidotely
  8. lepidotes
  9. lepidoteuthid
  10. lepidoteuthids
  11. lepidotic acid

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