erubescent

[ er-oo-bes-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. becoming red or reddish; blushing.

Origin of erubescent

1
1730–40; <Latin ērūbēscent- (stem of ērūbēscēns), present participle of ērūbēscere.See e-1, rubescent

Other words from erubescent

  • er·u·bes·cence, noun

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