castaneous

English

Etymology

From the Latin castanea (“a chestnut, a chestnut tree”) +‎ -ous (“full, full of”).

Adjective

castaneous (comparative more castaneous, superlative most castaneous)

1. Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.
   • 1827, John Curtis, British Entomology:

     Elytra piceous, gradually shaded into a castaneous margin, irregularly and minutely punctured, covered with ochraceous pubescence.

Derived terms

• subcastaneous