Meanings
comparative more lepidote · superlative most lepidote
Synonyms & antonyms
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adjectiverough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
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Origin
- Ancient Greekλεπιδωτός“covered with scales”
- New Latinlepidōtus“covered with scales”
- Englishlepidote
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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Greek λεπιδωτός
- λεπιδωτός (lepidotós)botany: covered with scurfy scales
Spanish lepidoto
- lepidotobotany: covered with scurfy scales
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lepidote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lepidote
“lepidote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lepidote. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lepidote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lepidote.
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