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Webster 1913 Edition


Ferrugo


Fer-ru′go

(fĕr-rṳ′gō̍)
,
Noun.
[L., iron rust, fr.
ferrum
iron.]
A disease of plants caused by fungi, commonly called the
rust
, from its resemblance to iron rust in color.

Definition 2024


ferrugo

ferrugo

English

Noun

ferrugo (uncountable)

  1. (phytopathology) A disease of plants caused by fungus; rust.


Latin

Etymology

From ferrum (iron). Compare aerūgō (copper-rust).

Noun

ferrūgō f (genitive ferrūginis); third declension

  1. rust (or the colour), specifically iron-rust or its colour

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ferrūgō ferrūginēs
genitive ferrūginis ferrūginum
dative ferrūginī ferrūginibus
accusative ferrūginem ferrūginēs
ablative ferrūgine ferrūginibus
vocative ferrūgō ferrūginēs

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