1. covered with or resembling leprous spots or scales; scaly or flaky in appearance
Usage: technical or literary; often used in botany and mycology to describe lichen or fungal growth
2. relating to or affected by leprosy
Usage: medical or archaic

Examples

• The old stone wall had a leprose coating of lichen and moss.
• The leprose texture of the fungus made it easy to identify under the microscope.
• Leprose patches appeared on the bark of the ancient oak tree.
• The lichen displayed a characteristic leprose appearance with its powdery surface.
• Medieval texts sometimes described leprose conditions in vivid detail.