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Ferruginous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron.

2. Of the color of the rust or oxyd of iron. [Ferrugineous is less used.]

Ferruginous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron.

2. Resembling iron rust in appearance or color; brownish red, or yellowish red.