arenaceous
Americanadjective
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Geology, Petrology. (of rocks) sandlike; sandy.
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Botany. growing in sand.
adjective
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(of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone Compare argillaceous rudaceous
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(of plants) growing best in a sandy soil
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Resembling, derived from, or containing sand.
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Growing in sandy areas.
Etymology
Origin of arenaceous
Example Sentences
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Cornstone is a limestone containing a large quantity of arenaceous matter or sand.
From Geology by Geikie, James
Rocks, definition of, 14; divisions of, 14, 15; igneous, 14; aqueous, 15-18; mechanically-formed, 18-20; chemically-formed, 20; organically-formed, 20-37; arenaceous, 20; argillaceous, 20; calcareous, 20-32; siliceous, 20, 32-34.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne
On an arenaceous strip projecting from the western edge the women were washing and panning where the bottom of the digging was below that of the river.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Such are the cotton-wood and the beech-grape, species which are usually confined to the arenaceous alluvions of valleys.
From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
Its lower portion, for a thickness of from 500 to 1000 feet, is arenaceous, and is known as the Hastings Sands.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne
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