rufescent


ru·fes·cent

R0339800 (ro͞o-fĕs′ənt)adj. Tinged with red.
[Latin rūfēscēns, rūfēscent-, present participle of rūfēscere, to become red, from rūfus, red, reddish; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
ru·fes′cence n.

rufescent

(ruːˈfɛsənt) adj (Botany) botany tinged with red or becoming red[C19: from Latin rūfescere to grow reddish, from rūfus red, auburn] ruˈfescence n

ru•fes•cent

(ruˈfɛs ənt)

adj. somewhat reddish. [1810–20; < Latin rūfēscent-, s. of rūfēscēns, present participle of rūfēscere to redden, inchoative derivative of rūfus red, tawny; see -escent] ru•fes′cence, n.