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rubiginous, a.|ruːˈbɪdʒɪnəs|
[f. L. rūbīgin-, rūbīgo rust, blight + -ous. The variant robiginous is given by Blount (1656).]
1. Rusty, rust-coloured, ferruginous.
1671J. Webster Metallogr. xvii. 246 Here and there portions of rubiginous iron. 1785Martyn Rousseau's Bot. xxi. (1794) 293 Sweet-Briar has..the leaves rubiginous or rusty underneath. 1800J. Hurdis Fav. Village 64 The hue rubiginous of fast decline. 1871Cooke Hdbk. Fungi I. 318 Pileus effuso-reflexed,..velvety, rubiginous.
b. In specific names of birds, etc.
1809Shaw Gen. Zool. VII. i. 170 Rubiginous Falcon, Falco rubiginosus. Ibid. ii. 313 Rubiginous Shrike, Lanius rubiginosus. 1881Proc. Zool. Soc. 818 A specimen of the Rubiginous Cat (Felis rubiginosa) from Ceylon.
†2. Of plants: Affected by rust or blight. Obs.
1656Blount Glossogr., Rubiginous, foule, musty, blasted. |