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lepidopterous |
lepidopterous insect |
lepidoptery |
lepidosauria |
lepidosiren |
lepidote
| lepidoted
| lepidothamnus
| lepidothamnus fonkii
| lepidothamnus laxifolius
| lepiota
lepidote
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective lepidote has 1 sense
- lepidote(s = adj.all) leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy - rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
lepidote, a. [Gr. lepidwto`s covered with scales, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.].
Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the oleaster. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
lepidote
Pulverulence
N powderiness, pulverulence, sandiness, efflorescence, friability, powder, dust, sand, shingle, sawdust, grit, meal, bran, flour, farina, rice, paddy, spore, sporule, crumb, seed, grain, particle, limature, filings, debris, detritus, tailings, talus slope, scobs, magistery, fine powder, flocculi, smoke, cloud of dust, cloud of sand, cloud of smoke, puff of smoke, volume of smoke, sand storm, dust storm, pulverization, comminution, attenuation, granulation, disintegration, subaction, contusion, trituration, levigation, abrasion, detrition, multure, limitation, tripsis, filing, mill, arrastra, gristmill, grater, rasp, file, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, teeth, grinder, grindstone, kern, quern, koniology, powdery, pulverulent, granular, mealy, floury, farinaceous, branny, furfuraceous, flocculent, dusty, sandy, sabulous, psammous, arenose, arenarious, arenaceous, gritty, efflorescent, impalpable, lentiginous, lepidote, sabuline, sporaceous, sporous, pulverizable, friable, crumbly, shivery, pulverized, attrite, in pieces.
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