leprose
a. 鳞状的, 皮屑状的
发音
US
/ˈlɛproʊz/
其它
UK
/ˈlɛprəʊz/
UK
/ˈlɛprəʊs/
词形变化
more leprose
比较级
most leprose
最高级
释义与例句
adj.
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1.
Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
医学 -
2.
Synonym of scaly or lepidote, particularly describing lichens with a granular or powdery thallus.
生物 植物学
词汇关系
词源
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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