Definition of LEPIDOTE

lepidote

Plural: lepidotes

Adjective Satellite

  • rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

Adj

  • Covered with scurfy scales.

Noun

  • A lepidote plant, any plant with a coat of scurfy scales.

Adjective

  • Covered with small, scaly particles.

Examples

  • Oleaster is a lepidote.
  • The leaves of the oleaster are lepidote.
  • The surface of the Scrabble board felt LEPIDOTE with accumulated dust from years of play.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin lepidōtus (“covered with scales”), from Ancient Greek λεπιδωτός (lepidōtós, “covered with scales”), from λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake, shell, husk”). By surface analysis, lepido- + -ote.

Antonyms

elepidote

Scrabble Score: 11

lepidote: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lepidote: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lepidote: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

lepidote: valid Words With Friends Word