[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

calciferous \calcif"erous\, 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
see also:
calciferous epoch geology 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

calciferous
     adj : bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium
           carbonate or calcite

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