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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Rufescent

/(rụ*fĕs"sent)/ · Ru·fes·cent · IPA

01 a. Reddish; tinged with red.

[L. rufescens, p. pr. of rufescere to become reddish, fr. rufus red: cf. F. rufescent.]

1.
Reddish; tinged with red.

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