burrus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

burrus, a, um [πυρρός], an old word, = rufus, rubens,

red , Paul. ex Fest. p. 31 Müll.; cf. id. p. 36.—Collat. form byrrus , a, um, Prob. ad Juv. 3, 283.