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auriferous (adj.)

"containing gold," 1727, from Latin aurifer "gold-bearing," from auri-, combining form of aurum "gold" (see aureate) + -fer "producing, bearing" (from PIE root *bher- (1) "to carry," also "to bear children").

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Definitions of auriferous from WordNet

auriferous (adj.)
containing gold;
auriferous quartz veins
Synonyms: gold-bearing
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