erubescent
English
Etymology
18th century. From Latin erubescens, present participle erubescere (“to grow red”); e (“out”) + rubescere. See rubescent.
Pronunciation
Adjective
erubescent (comparative more erubescent, superlative most erubescent)
- red or reddish; blushing
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Related terms
- albescent (“becoming white”), flavescent (“becoming yellow”), nigrescent (“becoming black”), virescent (“becoming green”)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “erubescent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) ērubēscent