Rufescent Definition

ro͝o-fĕsənt
adjective
Reddish; red-tinged.
Webster's New World
Tinged with red.
American Heritage

Origin of Rufescent

  • Latin rūfēscēns rūfēscent- present participle of rūfēscere to become red from rūfus red, reddish reudh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • C 1820, from Latin rufescens, present participle of rufescere (“to become reddish"), from rufus (“red")

    From Wiktionary

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