leprose

Meaning

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

Synonyms

scaly

scurfy

scabrous

lepidote

scaled

scaley

Translations

aspre

rugós

raspós

écailleux

áspero

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛproʊz/

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”).