cinereous

(sə nirē əs)

adjective

  1. of or like ashes
  2. of the color of ashes; ash-gray

Origin: L cinerosus < cinis: see cinerin

See cinereous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Consisting of or resembling ashes.
  2. Of a gray color tinged with black.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin cinereus

Origin: , from cinis, ciner-, ashes

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