leprose

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English

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B. albogranulosa, a lichen with leprose thalli (Figs. D, E, and F).

Etymology

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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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Adjective

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leprose (comparative more leprose, superlative most leprose)

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

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Italian

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Adjective

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leprose

  1. feminine plural of leproso

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Latin

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Adjective

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leprōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of leprōsus