cinereous

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adjective

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

Origin: L cinerosus < cinis: see cinerin

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

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Origin: From Latin cinereus

Origin: , from cinis, ciner-, ashes

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