rubiginose

English

Alternative forms

• rubiginous

Etymology

From Latin rubiginosus, from rubigo, robigo, rust: compare French rubigineux.

Adjective

rubiginose (comparative more rubiginose, superlative most rubiginose)

1. (botany, archaic) Having the appearance or colour of iron rust; rusty-looking.

References

• “rubiginose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Adjective

rūbīginōse

1. vocative masculine singular of rūbīginōsus