(usually of geographical regions) producing or bearing diamonds
diamondiferous in American English
(ˌdaimənˈdɪfərəs, ˌdaiə-)
adjective
containing or yielding diamonds for mining
Also: diamantiferous
Word origin
[1865–70; diamond + -i- + -ferous]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, dunk, maverick, springboard, valence-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform; -ferous is a combining form meaning “bearing,” “producing,” “yielding,” “containing,” “conveying,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix -ferous include: coniferous, pestiferous