ochraceous

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adjective

Ochre-colored.

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Meanings

adjectiveochraceous (comparative more ochraceous, superlative most ochraceous)

comparative more ochraceous · superlative most ochraceous · alternative ocheraceous

  1. Ochre-colored.

    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; […]

    1997, Alan Bessette, “Key to Species of Chroogomphus”, in Mushrooms of Northeastern North America, page 77

Origin

From ochre + -aceous.

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APA

ochraceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ochraceous

MLA

“ochraceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ochraceous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ochraceous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ochraceous.

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