English Explanatory Dictionary

furruginous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative form of ferruginous (“containing iron”).
  2. Alternative form of ferruginous (“rust-coloured”).

Word forms

furruginous more furruginous most furruginous

Etymology

Presumably originally a misspelling of ferruginous, that remained either in error or in minority, mainly technical, use from about early 19th century to mid-20th century.

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