rubiform (robiform)

[ Of those rays which pa close by the snow the rubiform will be the least refracted. Newton. rubify (rö'bi-fi), v. t.; pret. and pp. rubified, ppr. rubifying. [F. rubéfier = Sp. rubificar = It. rub if i care, L. as if * rub if i care, for rubefacere, make red, redden, Deep-scarleted, rubified , and carbuncled faces. Mas singer , Virgin-Martyr, ii. 1. rubiginose (rö-bij'i-nōs), a. [ rubigino sus , rusty: see rubiginous .] Having the color of iron-rust; brown-red; rubiginous; in bot ., usually, noting a surface whose peculiar color is due to glandular hairs. Treas. of Bot. rubiginous (rö-bij'i-nus), a . [ rubigineux (= Sp. ruginoso = It. rugginoso ), rubigi nos us, robiginosus , rubigo , robigo ( -gin- ), rust: see rubigo . Cf. roinous.] 1. Rusty; having a rusty appearance, as the sputa in some cases of pneumonia. Dunglison .-2. In bot . and zoöl ., rust-colored; brownish-red; ferruginous.-3. Affected by rubigo, as a plant.