argilliferous
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin argilla (“white clay”) + -ferous.
Adjective
editargilliferous (comparative more argilliferous, superlative most argilliferous)
- (geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
- argilliferous earths
- 1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays:
- argilliferous limestone
Translations
editrich in clay
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References
edit“argilliferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.