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单词 rufescence
释义

rufescencen.

Brit. /ruːˈfɛsns/, U.S. /ruˈfɛsəns/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rūfēscēns , -ence suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin rūfēscēns (see rufescent adj.) + -ence suffix. Compare earlier rufescent adj.
Chiefly Zoology.
A tendency to a rufous or reddish colour.
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rufescence1843
1843 H. N. Humphreys & J. O. Westwood Brit. Moths I. 146 The fore wings..are of a pale ashy colour, tinged with purplish rufescence.
1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 478 A slight rufescence of the under plumage, may frequently be observed until October.
1977 E. R. Blake Man. Neotropical Birds I. 45 Gray chest, contrasting with rufescence of throat and breast.
1992 Flora Neotropica 25 150/2 They differ in having the rufescence of stellate or dendroid trichomes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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