russeting

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Russet (a coarse reddish fabric).
2. (countable, uncountable)Russet (a kind of apple).

   “Mr. Collinson then produced several samples of the apples; an untainted russeting, a russeting changed in complexion which grew among a great cluster of unaltered brethren, and some apples of the other tree which had caused the change in the russetings, and whose fruit had in turn received a rough cast from the russetings.”

3. (countable, uncountable)Early season damage to citrus fruit caused by rust mites.

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of russet