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arenose

American

[ar-uh-nohs] / ˈær əˌnoʊs /

Also arenous

adjective

sandy; gritty.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

arenosity

noun

Etymology

Origin of arenose

1400–50; late Middle English arenous < Latin ( h ) arēnōsus sandy. See arena, -ose ¹

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