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lateritious

American  
[lat-uh-rish-uhs] / ˌlæt əˈrɪʃ əs /
Or latericeous

adjective

  1. of the color of brick; brick-red.


Etymology

Origin of lateritious

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin laterīcius “made of brick,” equivalent to later “brick” + -īcius adjective suffix denoting materials; -itious

Example Sentences

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With the fall of the temperature it rapidly increases in quantity, and is very apt to let fall a copious lateritious sediment on cooling.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various