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russeted

russeted adjective: having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russet. Also the simple past and past participle of russet.

Adjective

russeted (comparative more russeted, superlative most russeted)

  1. Having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russet.
    • While the European pear is, at its finest, buttery and surrenders to the slightest pressure, Asian pears are firm, very crisp, hugely juicy and sweet and, in some cases, highly aromatic – spicy almost. Some are smooth-skinned, others lightly russeted.2015 September 5, Mark Diacono, “In praise of the Asian pear”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening), archived from the original on 12 Sep 2015, pages 1–2

Also used as

russeted is also the simple past and past participle of russet.

Forms of russeted

comparativemore russeted
superlativemost russeted

Questions about russeted

What does russeted mean?
Russeted means having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russet.
What part of speech is russeted?
Russeted is an adjective.

Words near russeted in the dictionary

  1. russet ground squirrel
  2. russet mite
  3. russet sparrow
  4. russet sparrows
  5. russet-backed thrush
  6. russeted
  7. russetin
  8. russeting
  9. russetings
  10. russetins
  11. russetish

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