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.
lepidote adj : rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn: {leprose}, {scabrous}, {scaly}, {scurfy}]