† leproso-comb. form

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin leproso-.

Etymology: < scientific Latin leproso- (1770 (in leproso-farinaceus ) or earlier), combining form of post-classical Latin leprosus leprous adj.; compare -o- connective.Found in a small number of formations illustrated below.

Botany. Obsolete.

Forming adjectives relating chiefly to lichen, with the sense ‘leprose and ——’. Cf. leprose adj.

ΚΠ

1799 J. Hull Brit. Flora ii. 292 Leproso-crustaceous, greyish-green, shields yellow, with a yellow margin.

1871 W. A. Leighton Lichen-flora 258 Thin, effuse, leproso-pulverulent.

1887 Jrnl. Mycol. 3 101 Xylaria digitata... Stroma erect, thick, dark brown, leproso-velutinous, becoming smooth, round and simple.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	leproso-
释义	† leproso-comb. form Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin leproso-. Etymology: < scientific Latin leproso- (1770 (in leproso-farinaceus ) or earlier), combining form of post-classical Latin leprosus leprous adj.; compare -o- connective.Found in a small number of formations illustrated below. Botany. Obsolete. Forming adjectives relating chiefly to lichen, with the sense ‘leprose and ——’. Cf. leprose adj. ΚΠ 1799 J. Hull Brit. Flora ii. 292 Leproso-crustaceous, greyish-green, shields yellow, with a yellow margin. 1871 W. A. Leighton Lichen-flora 258 Thin, effuse, leproso-pulverulent. 1887 Jrnl. Mycol. 3 101 Xylaria digitata... Stroma erect, thick, dark brown, leproso-velutinous, becoming smooth, round and simple. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < comb. form1799
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