erubescent

[ er-oo-bes-uh nt ]
/ ˌɛr ʊˈbɛs ənt /

adjective

becoming red or reddish; blushing.

Origin of erubescent

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

OTHER WORDS FROM erubescent

er·u·bes·cence, noun

Words nearby erubescent

ertebølle, erts, erté, erub, erubescence, erubescent, erucic acid, eruciform, eruct, eructate, eructation

British Dictionary definitions for erubescence

erubescence
/ (ˌɛrʊˈbɛsəns) /

noun

the process of growing red or a condition of redness

Derived forms of erubescence

erubescent, adjective

Word Origin for erubescence

C18: from Latin ērubescentia blushing, from rubēscere to grow red, from ruber red