ARGENTIFEROUS Ar`gen*tif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. argentum silver + -ferous: cf. F. argentifère.]
Defn: Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or veins.
ARGENTINE
Ar"gen*tine (; in the 2d sense, commonly ), a.
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery. Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.
ARGENTINE
Ar"gen*tine, n. Etym: [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver.]
1. (Min.)
Defn: A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
2. White metal coated with silver. Simmonds.
3. (Zoöl.)