Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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æruginous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust of copper; resembling the rust of copper or verdigris; æruginous.
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- adjective pertaining to the
nature orsubstance ofcopper - adjective resembling the
greenish colour ofcopper rust
Etymologies
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From Middle French erugineux, from Latin aerūginōsus ("rusty").
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