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Corniferous
Cor-nif′er-ous
(k?r-n?f′?r-?s)
, Adj.
[L.
cornu
horn + -ferous
.] (Geol.)
Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under
Geology
.) The Corniferous period has been so called from the numerous seams of hornstone which characterize the later part of the period, as developed in the State of New York.