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leprose
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[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- Having a scaly or powdery appearance; lepidote; especially designating crustose lichens in which the surface of the thallus is granular or powdery.
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Origin
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early 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nuttall (1786–1859), botanist. From scientific Latin leprosus, specific use of post-classical Latin leprosus; compare -ose
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