FERRUGINOUS

ferruginous. Ferruginous, a. partaking of or like iron, rusty iron

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Fer‐ru″gi‐nous (?), a. [[L. ferruginus, ferrugineus, fr. ferrugo, -ginis, iron rust: cf. F. ferrugineux. See Ferrugo.]] 1. 1. Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron. Boyle.
2. 2. Resembling iron rust in appearance or color; brownish red, or yellowish red.