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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

argentum

silver +

-ferous

: cf. F.

argentifère

Producing or containing silver;

as,

argentiferous

lead ore or veins

Adj.

[L. argentum, silver, and fero, to produce.] Producing silver; as argentiferous ore.

argentiferous ‎(comparative more argentiferous, superlative most argentiferous)

containing or producing silver