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rubiginose

rubiginose adjective: having the appearance or colour of iron rust; rusty-looking.

Adjective

rubiginose (comparative more rubiginose, superlative most rubiginose)

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

Forms of rubiginose

comparativemore rubiginose
superlativemost rubiginose
alternative formrubiginous

Origin of rubiginose

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

Questions about rubiginose

What does rubiginose mean?
Rubiginose means having the appearance or colour of iron rust; rusty-looking.
What part of speech is rubiginose?
Rubiginose is an adjective.

Words near rubiginose in the dictionary

  1. rubified
  2. rubifies
  3. rubiform
  4. rubify
  5. rubifying
  6. rubiginose
  7. rubiginous
  8. rubigo
  9. rubijervine
  10. Rubik
  11. Rubik cube

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