mother lode

1. The main vein of ore in a region.
2. An abundant or rich source: “the kind . . . who makes Boston the mother lode of advance men” (David Nyhan).

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the main vein of ore in a deposit
  Synonym: champion lode

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hovedåre

Français (French)
n. - (Minér) veine principale

Deutsch (German)
n. - (übertr.) Hauptader, eine reiche Quelle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κύρια φλέβα ορυχείου, (μτφ.) κύρια πηγή

Español (Spanish)
n. - filón, veta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - huvudstråk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
任何系统的主矿脉, 丰富的源泉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 任何系統的主礦脈, 豐富的源泉

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 주광맥

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮העורק העיקרי של מחצב (במכרה), משאב אספקה עיקרי‬

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