lepidote Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
    scurfy; leprose; scabrous; scaly.

WordNet

Lep"i*dote, Lep"i*do`ted adjective (Also<
  • Lepidote
  • Lepidoted
)
Etymology
Gr. covered with scales, fr. , , a scale.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the oleaster.

Webster 1913