rubiginous

[ roo-bij-uh-nuhs ]
adjective

  1. rusty; rust-colored; brownish-red.

Origin of rubiginous

1
1665–75; <Latin rōbīginōsus, equivalent to rōbīgin-, rūbīgin-, stem of rōbīgō, rūbīgō rust (akin to ruberred1) + -ōsus-ous
  • Also ru·big·i·nose [roo-bij-uh-nohs]. /ruˈbɪdʒ əˌnoʊs/.

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British Dictionary definitions for rubiginous

rubiginous

/ (ruːˈbɪdʒɪnəs) /

adjective

  1. rust-coloured

Origin of rubiginous

1
C17: from Latin rūbīginōsus, from rūbīgō rust, from ruber red

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