English Explanatory Dictionary

rufescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Becoming reddish; tinged with red.

Word forms

rufescent more rufescent most rufescent

Etymology

Circa 1820, from Latin rufescens, present participle of rufescere (“to become reddish”), from rufus (“red”).

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