Definition of auriferous Auriferous
au•rif•er•ous
We found 4 definitions of auriferous from 4 different sources.
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What does auriferous mean?
WordNet
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| auriferous - containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins" | ||
| gold-bearing | ||
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Wiktionary 
- auriferous (Adjective)
Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- auriferous (a.)
Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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auriferous
awr-if′ėr-us, adj. bearing or yielding gold.—v.t. and v.i. Aur′ify, to turn into gold. [L. aurifer—aurum, gold, ferre, to bear.]
