piceous

adjective pi·ce·ous \ˈpī-sē-əs\

Definition of PICEOUS

: of, relating to, or resembling pitch; especially : glossy brownish black in color <an insect with a piceous abdomen>

Latin piceus, from pic-, pix pitch — more at pitch

First Known Use: 1826

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