ETYMOLOGY:From Old French rousset, diminutive of rous (red), from Latin russus, from ruber (red). Ultimately from the Indo-European root reudh- (red) that is also the source of red, ruby, rouge, rubric, robust, and corroborate (literally, to make stronger).
I like the sound of saying russet. It is a wonderful fitting picture-word for autumn, I think.
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