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comparative more leprose, superlative most leprose
(medicine) Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy. examples
(botany) Synonym of scaly or lepidote, particularly describing lichens with a granular or powdery thallus. quotations examples
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.
1818, Thomas Nuttall, Genera of North American Plants..., volume I, page 208