aquiferous

aquiferous
adjective see aquifer

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • aquifer — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin aqua + fer Date: 1901 a water bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel • aquiferous adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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