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

wellspring \well"spring`\, n.
   a fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply.
   1913 webster

         understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that
         hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. --prov.
                                                  xvi. 22.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

wellspring
     n 1: the source of water for a well syn: wellhead
     2: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" syn: well,
         fountainhead
see also:
wellhead well fountainhead 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

29 moby thesaurus words for "wellspring":
   bonanza, cornucopia, font, fount, fountain, fountainhead,
   gold mine, headspring, headstream, headwater, inception, lode,
   mainspring, mine, origin, provenance, provenience, quarry,
   resource, riverhead, root, source, source of supply, spring,
   springhead, staple, vein, well, wellhead

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