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/gahr'ni tif"euhr euhs/, adj.containing or yielding garnets.[1850-55; GARNET + -I- + -FEROUS]
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garnetiferous
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Garnetiferous — Gar net*if er*ous, a. [1st garnet + ferous.] (Min.) Containing garnets. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garnetiferous — | ̷ ̷nə̇d.|if(ə)rəs adjective : containing garnets garnetiferous schist … Useful english dictionary
garnetiferous — adjective see garnet … New Collegiate Dictionary
garnetiferous — bearing garnets Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
garnetiferous — gar·net·if·er·ous … English syllables
garnetiferous — gar•net•if•er•ous [[t]ˌgɑr nɪˈtɪf ər əs[/t]] adj. mir containing or yielding garnets … From formal English to slang
garnet — noun Etymology: Middle English gernet, from Anglo French gernete, from gernet dark red, from pume gernete pomegranate Date: 14th century 1. a brittle and more or less transparent usually red silicate mineral that has a vitreous luster, occurs… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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