gypsiferous

[ jip-sif-er-uhs ]

adjective

1. containing gypsum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gypsiferous¹

First recorded in 1840–50; gyps(um) + -i- + -ferous

Example Sentences

Having had its roots surgically inserted into new gypsiferous soils by the careful hands of Wellard, Wheeler, Crandall and others, it will wake up in a new place and hopefully not know the difference.

From Washington Times

Problem is, the particular patch of gypsiferous soil on which Wellard is standing has been slated for development.

From Washington Times

That includes this gypsiferous expanse of gently rolling hills, crusted with biological soils and dotted with the woody shrub known as Mormon tea.

From Washington Times

Some of the cliffs on the right bank of the Bazuft are 15 of gypsiferous rock, topped with pure white gypsum, resting on high, steep elevations of red and fawn coloured earths, with outcrops of gravel conglomerate.

From Project Gutenberg

The Palaeozoic beds are directly overlaid by a series of red sandstones and gypsiferous marls, similar to the formacion petrolifera of Argentina and Brazil.

From Project Gutenberg