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    rufescent
CIDE DICTIONARY
rufescent, a. [L. rufescens, p. pr. of rufescere to become reddish, fr. rufus red: cf. F. rufescent.]. 
                                            
                                         Reddish; tinged with red.                                                                                 [1913 Webster]                                                                                                                    
                                                                                    OXFORD DICTIONARY
rufescent, adj.  Zool.  etc. reddish.
                    Derivative
                        rufescence n.
                                                                Etymology
                        L rufescere f. rufus reddish
                                    
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