lepidote
lepidote · lepidotes
A lepidote plant, any plant with a coat of scurfy scalesA lepidote plant, any plant with a coat of scurfy scales.
UK/ˈlɛpɪdəʊt/US/ˈlɛpɪdoʊt/
Meaning
1 sensesA lepidote plant, any plant with a coat of scurfy scales.
Oleaster is a lepidote.
Origin
From New Latin lepidōtus (“covered with scales”), from Ancient Greek λεπιδωτός (lepidōtós,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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