2Of an insect, plant, etc.: bright reddish in colour, especially with metallic reflections. Now rare.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Healey (c1585–c1616), translator. From classical Latin fulgidus shining, brilliant, in post-classical Latin also with reference to animals or plants from fulgēre to shine + -idus.
Definition of fulgid in US English:
fulgid
adjectiveˈfʌldʒɪd
1Fulgent.
2Of an insect, plant, etc.: bright reddish in colour, especially with metallic reflections. Now rare.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Healey (c1585–c1616), translator. From classical Latin fulgidus shining, brilliant, in post-classical Latin also with reference to animals or plants from fulgēre to shine + -idus.