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LEPROSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leprose mean?
• LEPROSE (adjective)
The adjective LEPROSE has 1 sense:
1. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
Familiarity information: LEPROSE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
Synonyms:
lepidote; leprose; scabrous; scaly; scurfy
Similar:
rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
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