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leprose

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9
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11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈlɛproʊz/
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/ˈlɛproʊz/ · /ˈlɛprəʊz/ · /ˈlɛprəʊs/

Definition of leprose

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
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adj

  1. Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
  2. Synonym of scaly or lepidote, particularly describing lichens with a granular or powdery thallus.
    “A small section of the genus, including T. Usneoides of the United States, presents a filiform and diffusely dichotomous stem with alternate and filiform leprose leaves.”

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Etymology

From New Latin leprōsus in botany especially as used by Linnaeus in his 1753 Species Plantarum and Late Latin leprōsus in medicine, from lepra (“psoriasis, leprosy”) + -ōsus, from Koine Greek λέπρᾱ (léprā, “psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), from Ancient Greek λεπρός (leprós, “scaly”), from either λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) or λέπος (lépos, “husk, scale”) + -ρος (-ros, “forming adjective”).

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