adjective

leprose

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Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosySynonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.

UK/ˈlɛprəʊz/US/ˈlɛproʊz/

Meaning

2 senses

Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
Synonym of scaly or lepidote, particularly describing lichens with a granular or powdery thallus.

More definitions

rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

Origin

From New Latin leprōsus in botany especially as used by Linnaeus in his 1753 Species Plant

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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