Lepidote \Lep"i*dote\ (l[e^]p"[i^]*d[=o]t), Lepidoted
\Lep"i*do`ted\ (-d[=o]`t[e^]d), a. [Gr. lepidwto`s covered with
scales, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Bot.)
Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the
oleaster.
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