2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Calciferous \Cal*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime + -ferous.] Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of lime. [1913 Webster] {Calciferous epoch} (Geol.), an epoch in the American lower Silurian system, immediately succeeding the Cambrian period. The name alludes to the peculiar mixture of calcareous and siliceous characteristics in many of the beds. See the Diagram under {Geology}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: calciferous adj : bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium carbonate or calcite
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