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fəˈru dʒə nəsfer·rug·i·nous
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ferruginousadjective
Containing iron.
ferruginousadjective
Rusty.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ferruginousadjective
Partaking of the particles and qualities of iron.
Etymology: ferrugineux, Fr. ferrugineus, Latin.
They are cold, hot, purgative, diuretick, ferruginous, saline, petrefying and bituminous. John Ray, on the Creation.
Webster Dictionary
Ferruginousadjective
partaking of iron; containing particles of iron
Ferruginousadjective
resembling iron rust in appearance or color; brownish red, or yellowish red
Etymology: [L. ferruginus, ferrugineus, fr. ferrugo, -ginis, iron rust: cf. F. ferrugineux. See Ferrugo.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ferruginous
fer-rōō′jin-us, adj. of the colour of iron-rust impregnated with iron.—n. Ferru′go, a disease of plants, commonly called rust. [L. ferrugineus—ferrugo, -inem, iron-rust—ferrum, iron.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ferruginous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ferruginous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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