Definition of Lentiginose

1. Adjective. Relating to or covered with or resembling freckles.

Exact synonyms: Freckled, Lentiginous
Similar to: Patterned
Derivative terms: Lentigo

Definition of Lentiginose

1. a. Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles.

Definition of Lentiginose

1. Adjective. (botany) Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Lentiginose

1. Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles. See: Lentiginous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lentiginose

lenticularis
lenticularly
lenticulars
lenticule
lenticules
lenticulo-optic
lenticulopapular
lenticulostriate
lenticulostriate arteries
lenticulothalamic
lenticulus
lentiform
lentiform bone
lentiform nucleus
lentigines
lentiginose (current term)
lentiginosis
lentiginous
lentigo
lentigo maligna
lentigos
lentil
lentil plant
lentil soup
lentils
lentinan
lentinans
lentisk
lentisks

Literary usage of Lentiginose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"lentiginose, Lentiginous (Icn-tg'i-noe, Ira- tij'i-nus). Affected with lentigo. Lentigo (Icn-tai'gô, L. len-ti'gô). [L. lernt lentil. ..."

2. The Annals of Horticulture (1848)
"Lax (laxus) ; loose, of a soft cellular texture, appearing as if not in a state of cohesion, as the pith of most plant». lentiginose (lentiginosus) ; dusty ..."

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