auriferous
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin aurifer (“gold-bearing”) + the English suffix -ous. The Latin term in turn derived from aurum (“gold”) + ferō (“I carry”).
[edit] Adjective
auriferous (comparative more auriferous, superlative most auriferous)
- Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing
