ochraceous

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Etymology

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From ochre +‎ -aceous.

Adjective

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ochraceous (comparative more ochraceous, superlative most ochraceous)

  1. Ochre-colored.
    • 1997, Alan Bessette, “Key to Species of Chroogomphus”, in Mushrooms of Northeastern North America, page 77:
      Cap dull orange-brown to ochraceous brown or pale reddish brown, sticky when fresh; gills pale ochre when young, becoming pale cinnamon-brown in age; []

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