agatiferousadj.

Brit.

/ˌaɡəˈtɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌæɡəˈtɪf(ə)rəs/

Forms: 1800s agathiferous, 1800s– agatiferous.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: agate n., -iferous comb. form.

Etymology: < agate n. + -iferous comb. form, after French agathifère (1816 or earlier in Humboldt). Compare Italian agatifero (1821 or earlier).

Geology. Now rare.

Containing or yielding agate.

ΚΠ

1823 tr. A. von Humboldt Geognostical Ess. Superposition Rocks 247 Greenstone, pitchstone, and agathiferous amygdaloids.

1884 Mem. Geol. Surv. India 21 110 Some fossil wood occurs sparingly in the agatiferous bed.

1956 Micropaleontology 2 351/1 The Miocene rocks here are agatiferous, and resemble the agate conglomerate..of the Surat-Broach region.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agatiferous
释义	agatiferousadj. Brit. /ˌaɡəˈtɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˈˌæɡəˈtɪf(ə)rəs/ Forms: 1800s agathiferous, 1800s– agatiferous. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: agate n., -iferous comb. form. Etymology: < agate n. + -iferous comb. form, after French agathifère (1816 or earlier in Humboldt). Compare Italian agatifero (1821 or earlier). Geology. Now rare. Containing or yielding agate. ΚΠ 1823 tr. A. von Humboldt Geognostical Ess. Superposition Rocks 247 Greenstone, pitchstone, and agathiferous amygdaloids. 1884 Mem. Geol. Surv. India 21 110 Some fossil wood occurs sparingly in the agatiferous bed. 1956 Micropaleontology 2 351/1 The Miocene rocks here are agatiferous, and resemble the agate conglomerate..of the Surat-Broach region. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1823
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