Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or of the nature of verdigris or the rust of copper.
- Of the color of verdigris. Also spelled
eruginous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of the nature or color of verdigris, or the rust of copper.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to copper-rust or
verdigris .
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n. - rust, especially of copper and brass; verdigris. aeruginous, adj. - pertaining to or like horse-chestnut; belonging to the horse - chestnut family of plants. adj. - relating to that which is medical or to the artof healing
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
cryptofascistbbq commented on the word aeruginous
bluish-green, like copper rust
Etymology: L aeruginosus < aerugo < aes, copper: see ore
August 10, 2009
reesetee commented on the word aeruginous
Not to be confused with ferruginous. :-)
August 10, 2009
knitandpurl commented on the word aeruginous
"From the uptown end he could just barely see the tiny, hazy, aeruginous spike of the Statue of Liberty out in the bay."
The Magicians by Lev Grossman, pp 394-395
October 14, 2009