"auriferous" meaning in English

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          "roman": "zlatonosen",
          "sense": "containing gold",
          "word": "златоносен"
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          "sense": "containing gold",
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          "sense": "containing gold",
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          "sense": "containing gold",
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          "sense": "containing gold",
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          "sense": "containing gold",
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          "sense": "containing gold",
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