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lepidote.

Covered with scurfy scales.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlɛpɪdoʊt/General-American/ˈlɛpɪdəʊt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Covered with scurfy scales.

    The leaves of the oleaster are lepidote.
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈlɛpɪdoʊt/General-American/ˈlɛpɪdəʊt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A lepidote plant, any plant with a coat of scurfy scales.

    Oleaster is a lepidote.
Where this word comes from

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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