Lepidote

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lepidote \Lep"i*dote\ (l[e^]p"[i^]*d[=o]t), Lepidoted
  \Lep"i*do`ted\ (-d[=o]`t[e^]d), a. [Gr. lepidwto`s covered with
     scales, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Bot.)
     Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the
     oleaster.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lepidote
       adj : rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn: {leprose},
              {scabrous}, {scaly}, {scurfy}]