crystalliferous

[ kris-tl-if-er-uhs ]

adjective

bearing, containing, or yielding crystals.

Origin of crystalliferous

¹

First recorded in 1880–85; crystalli- + -ferous

Also crys·tal·lig·er·ous [kris-tl-ij-er-uhs]. /ˌkrɪs tlˈɪdʒ ər əs/.

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How to use crystalliferous in a sentence

Thus the azoic group is crystalliferous, or crystal-bearing.
The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences | Edward Hitchcock

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