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leprose

/ˈlɛproʊz/ US
/ˈlɛprəʊz/ UK
/ˈlɛprəʊs/ UK

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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 (“-ous, -having”), 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 adjectives”). By surface analysis, leprosy + -ose.

adjective more leprose · most leprose

Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
Similar: leprous, afflicted with leprosy
Synonym of scaly or lepidote, particularly describing lichens with a granular or powdery thallus. A small section of the genus, including T. Usneoides of the United States, presents a filiform and diffusely dichotomous stem with alternate and filiform leprose leaves.
Similar: scaly or lepidote, particularly describing lichens with a granular or powdery thallus

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@misc{leprose_2026,
  title = {leprose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leprose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}