lepidote

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈlɛpɪdoʊt/
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/ˈlɛpɪdoʊt/ · /ˈlɛpɪdəʊt/

Definition of lepidote

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Covered with scurfy scales.
    “The leaves of the oleaster are lepidote.”
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adj

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

noun

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

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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.

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