leprose

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈlɛprəʊz/|/ˈlɛprəʊs/    美 /ˈlɛproʊz/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
  2. 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.

词形变化

more leprose comparative most leprose superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
leprosery

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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