LEPROSE

lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy

(adjective) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

leprose (comparative more leprose, superlative most leprose)

(biology) Covered with thin, scurfy scales.

Anagrams

• Lepores, elopers

Source: Wiktionary


Lep"rose`, a. Etym: [See Leprous.] (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Covered with thin, scurfy scales.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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