Auriferous
Pronunciation : Au*rif"er*ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurif?re.]
Definition : Defn: Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold. Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. Thomson. ~= pyrites, iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913