RUBESCENT


Meaning of RUBESCENT in English

— rubescence , n.

/rooh bes"euhnt/ , adj.

becoming red; blushing.

[ 1725-35; rubescent- (s. of rubescens, prp. of rubescere to redden), equiv. to rub ( ere ) to be red (deriv. of ruber red; see RUBY) + -esc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .