lentiginous

adjective

len·​tig·​i·​nous

(ˈ)len‧ˌtijənəs

variants or less commonly lentiginose

-ˌnōs

: of or relating to lentigo : freckled

Word History

Etymology

Latin lentiginosus, from lentigin-, lentigo lentigo + -osus -ous

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