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Webster 1913 Edition
Auriferous
Au-rif′er-ous
,Adj.
[L.
aurifer
; aurum
gold + ferre
to bear: cf. F. aurifère
.] Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.
Whence many a bursting stream
auriferous
plays. Thomson.
Auriferous pyrites
, iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.
Webster 1828 Edition
Auriferous
AURIF'EROUS
,Adj.
That yields or produces gold; as auriferous sands or streams.
Definition 2024
auriferous
auriferous
English
Adjective
auriferous (comparative more auriferous, superlative most auriferous)
- Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing
- Thomson
- whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays
- Thomson