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ferruginous

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fer⋅ru⋅gi⋅nous

  [fuh-roo-juh-nuhs]
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–adjective
1. Geology. iron-bearing: ferruginous clays.
2. of the color of iron rust.
Origin:
1655–65; < L ferrūginus rust-colored, deriv. of ferrūgin-, s. of ferrūgō iron-rust, deriv. of ferrum iron; see -ous
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fer·ru·gi·nous   (fə-rōō'jə-nəs, fě-)   
adj.  

  1. Of, containing, or similar to iron.

  2. Having the color of iron rust; reddish-brown.


[From Latin ferrūginus, from ferrūgō, ferrūgin-, iron rust, from ferrum, iron.]
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Main Entry: fer·ru·gi·nous
Pronunciation: f&-'rü-j&-n&s, fe-
Variant: or fer·ru·gin·e·ous /"fer-(y)u-'jin-E-&s/
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or containing iron
2 : resembling iron rust in color
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ferruginous fer·ru·gi·nous (fə-r&oomacr;'jə-nəs, fě-)
adj.

  1. Associated with or containing iron.

  2. Having the color of iron rust; reddish-brown.

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