: tinged with red
reddishness
noun
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Sunken reddish, dark brown, or purplish cankers form on the bark and ooze sap.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Native to North America, eastern screech-owls are mostly gray, reddish-brown or brown with yellow eyes, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Its canes are reddish in color and covered with spiny thorns.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2026
Each cabin features a spherical façade clad in reddish metal panels and an aluminum roof.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Native to North America, eastern screech-owls are mostly gray, reddish-brown or brown with yellow eyes, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Its canes are reddish in color and covered with spiny thorns.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2026
Each cabin features a spherical façade clad in reddish metal panels and an aluminum roof.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Reddish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reddish. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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