English Dictionary: ferruginous | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ferruginous \Fer*ru"gi*nous\, a. [L. ferruginus, ferrugineus, fr. ferrugo, -ginis, iron rust: cf. F. ferrugineux. See {Ferrugo}.] 1. Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron. --Boyle. 2. Resembling iron rust in appearance or color; brownish red, or yellowish red. |