rufescent

rufescent
rufescence, n.
/rooh fes"euhnt/, adj.
somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous.
[1810-20; < L rufescent- (s. of rufescens, prp. of rufescere to redden), equiv. to ruf(us) RED1, tawny + -esc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ENT]

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