ferruginous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferrūgineus, from ferrūgo (“rust”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /fəˈɹudʒənəs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

ferruginous (comparative more ferruginous, superlative most ferruginous)

  1. Containing iron.
  2. Rusty.
  3. Rust-colored.
    • 1846, Charles Darwin, Geological Observations on South America:
      A few miles north of Coquimbo, I met with the ferruginous, balaniferous mass (E) with many silicified bones; I was informed that these silicified bones occur also at Tonguay, south of Coquimbo […]
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