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Webster 1913 Edition


Rufescent

Ru-fes′cent

(rụ-fĕs′sent)
,
Adj.
[L.
rufescens
, p. pr. of
rufescere
to become reddish, fr.
rufus
red: cf. F.
rufescent
.]
Reddish; tinged with red.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rufescent

RUFES'CENT

,
Adj.
[L. rufesco, to grow red.] Reddish; tinged with red.