lignitiferousadj.
/lɪɡnɪˈtɪfərəs/ Producing lignite.
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coaly1594
coaled1724
coal-bearing1813
anthracitous1823
anthraciferous1833
lignitiferous1859
carboniferous1865
1859 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms 231 Lignitiferous, applied to strata or formations which contain subordinate beds of lignite or brown-coal.
1882 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 431 The lignitiferous beds of France.
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