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View synonyms for lepidote
lepidote
[ lep-i-doht ]
adjective
, Botany.
- covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots.
lepidote
/ ˈlɛpɪˌdəʊt /
adjective
- biology covered with scales, scaly leaves, or spots
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lepidote1
C19: via New Latin lepidōtus, from Greek, from lepis scale
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Lepis, Greek for a scale, whence Lepidote, leprous; covered with scurfy scales.
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