noun
also rus·set·ting ˈrəsə̇d.]iŋ, -ə̇t], ]ēŋ\
( -s )
Etymology: russet (I) + -ing
1. obsolete : one wearing russet : rustic
2. : russet 3
3. : a brownish roughened area on the skin of fruit (as apples, pears, and citrus fruit) that resembles the normal skin of a russet apple and is caused by frost, insect or fungous injury, or spraying — compare scurf