badious
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin badius, suffixed with -ous.
Adjective edit
badious (not comparable)
- (formal) Chestnut-coloured.
- 1898, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, Volume 26, Linnean Society of London:
- Head castaneous; thorax latericious; abdomen badious; legs ochraceous.
- 1919, Zoological Society of London, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London:
- Abdomen subovate and short; basal segment apically badious with postpetiole punctate, […]
- 1977, Societas, Opera Botanica, Issues 41-45:
- Its branching type and vaguely badious colour suggest a close relationship with B. spiralifera, which shares the same habitat.
- badious: