robigo

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

rōbīgō (rūb-) inis, f

RVB-, metallic oxide, rust : Exesa robigine pila, V.— Rust, blight, mildew, smut, mould : Nec sentiet sterilem seges Robiginem, H.: livent rubigine dentes, tartar , O.— Fig., rust : ingenium longā rubigine laesum, O.