ferruginous
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adjective \fə-ˈrü-jə-nəs, fe-\Definition of FERRUGINOUS
1
: of, relating to, or containing iron <a ferruginous soil>
2
: resembling iron rust in color
Origin of FERRUGINOUS
Latin ferrugineus, ferruginus, from ferrugin-, ferrugo iron rust, from ferrum
First Known Use: circa 1661
fer·ru·gi·nous
adjective \fə-ˈrü-jə-nəs, fe-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of FERRUGINOUS
1
: of, relating to, or containing iron
2
: resembling iron rust in color
Variants of FERRUGINOUS
fer·ru·gi·nous or fer·ru·gin·e·ous \ˌfer-(y)u̇-ˈjin-ē-əs\ (audio pronunciation)
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