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Webster 1913 Edition


Eruginous

E-ru′gi-nous

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
érugineux
. See
æruginous
.]
Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust of copper; resembling the rust of copper or verdigris; æruginous.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eruginous

ERU'GINOUS

,
Adj.
[L. aeruginosus, from aerugo, rust.]
Partaking of the substance or nature of copper or the rust of copper; resembling rust.

Definition 2024


eruginous

eruginous

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

eruginous (comparative more eruginous, superlative most eruginous)

  1. pertaining to the nature or substance of copper
  2. resembling the greenish colour of copper rust