argilliferous

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin argilla (“white clay”) +‎ -ferous.

Adjective edit

argilliferous (comparative more argilliferous, superlative most argilliferous)

(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argilliferous earths
- 1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays:
  argilliferous limestone

Translations edit

rich in clay

Portuguese: argilífero

References edit

“argilliferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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