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单词 diamondiferous
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diamondiferousadj.

Etymology: < diamond n. + -iferous comb. form, in imitation of diamantiferous, French diamantifère, < medieval Latin diamant-em.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diamonˈdiferous.
Diamond-producing.
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the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > diamonds
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1870 Echo 14 Oct. Those who have rushed to the diamondiferous region [of S. Africa].
1870 Daily News 21 Dec. A new diamondiferous track had been discovered.
1877 C. W. Thomson Voy. ‘Challenger’ II. vi. 116 Sufficient diamondiferous country is already known to provide many years' employment for a large population.
1885 Times 20 Apr. 4/4 Filled..with a blue diamondiferous mud.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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