Word Study
ocherous
CIDE DICTIONARY
ocherous, a. [Cf. F. ocreux.].
Of or pertaining to ocher; containing or resembling ocher; as, ocherous matter; ocherous soil. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
ocherous
apricot, aureate, auric, beige, buff, buff-yellow, canary, canary-yellow, carrot-colored, carroty, citron, citron-yellow, cream, creamy, ecru, fallow, flaxen, gilded, gilt, gold, gold-colored, golden, lemon, lemon-yellow, luteolous, lutescent, ocherish, ochery, ochreous, ochroid, ochrous, ochry, old gold, or, orange, orange-hued, orange-red, orangeish, orangey, peach, primrose, primrose-colored, primrose-yellow, pumpkin, red-orange, reddish-orange, reddish-yellow, saffron, saffron-colored, saffron-yellow, sallow, sand-colored, sandy, straw, straw-colored, tangerine, xanthic, xanthous, yellow, yellowishFor further exploring for "ocherous" in Webster Dictionary Online