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russetings

russetings is the plural of russeting.

Meaning of russeting

Noun

russeting (countable and uncountable, plural russetings)

  1. Russet (a coarse reddish fabric).
  2. Russet (a kind of apple).
    • Mr. Collinson then produced several samples of the apples; an untainted russeting, a russeting changed in complexion which grew among a great cluster of unaltered brethren, and some apples of the other tree which had caused the change in the russetings, and whose fruit had in turn received a rough...1820 January 16, John Turner, “From the London Horticultural Transactions, Vol. V. page, 63.—Observations on the Accidental Intermixture of Character, in Certain Fruits. By John Turner, F.L.S....
  3. Early season damage to citrus fruit caused by rust mites.

Questions about russetings

What is russetings the plural of?
Russetings is the plural of russeting.

Words near russetings in the dictionary

  1. russet sparrows
  2. russet-backed thrush
  3. russeted
  4. russetin
  5. russeting
  6. russetings
  7. russetins
  8. russetish
  9. russetlike
  10. russetness
  11. russets

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