Definition of Leprose. Meaning of Leprose. Synonyms of Leprose

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Definition of Leprose

Leprose
Leprose Lep"rose` (l[e^]p"r[=o]s`), a. [See Leprous.] (Nat. Hist.) Covered with thin, scurfy scales.

Meaning of Leprose from wikipedia

- calicioid, cladoniform, crustose, filamentous, foliose, fruticose, gelatinous, leprose, placoidioid and squamulose. Traditionally, crustose (flat), foliose (leafy)...
- like a thick coat of paint (crustose); have a powder-like appearance (leprose); or other growth forms. A macrolichen is a lichen that is either bush-like...
- and squamulose lichens have an upper cortex but no lower cortex, and leprose lichens lack any cortex.[citation needed] Bast Pericycle Allaby, Michael...
- Lepraria salazinica is a species of rock-dwelling, leprose lichen in the family Stereocaulaceae. It is found in the eastern United States. The lichen...
- Lepraria granulata is a species of crustose and leprose lichen in the family Stereocaulaceae. It is found in mountainous locations of Eastern and Central...
- mapledust lichen, is a species of mostly corticolous (bark-dwelling), leprose lichen in the family Pertusariaceae. This common species is widely distributed...
- known as the mustard powder lichen or gold dust lichen, is a species of leprose (powdery) lichen in the family Chrysothricaceae. It typically grows on...
- Bacidina flavoleprosa is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), leprose (powdery) lichen in the family Ramalinaceae. It is found in a single locality...
- scattered or loosely grouped granules. Crustose lichens differ from the leprose lichen by having an upper cortex and algal cells that are located directly...
- Lepraria harrisiana is a species of leprose lichen in the family Stereocaulaceae. It is widespread in the eastern United States where it occurs in humid...