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auriferous

au·ri·fe·rous

UK/ɔːˈɹɪfəɹəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

containing gold

  • “auriferous quartz veins”
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Origin

From Latin aurifer (“gold-bearing”) + the English suffix -ous. The Latin term in turn derived from aurum (“gold”) + ferō (“to carry”).

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