Auriferous

[ɒ:'rifәrәs]

Definition

(adj.) containing gold; 'auriferous quartz veins' .

Edited by Elise--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.

Checker: Vernon

Definition

adj. bearing or yielding gold.—v.t. and v.i. Aur′ify to turn into gold.

Edited by Bessie