arenaceous

[ ar-uh-ney-shuhs ]

adjective

1. Geology, Petrology. (of rocks) sandlike; sandy.
2. Botany. growing in sand.

arenaceous

/ ˌærɪˈneɪʃəs /

adjective

1. (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone Compare argillaceous rudaceous
2. (of plants) growing best in a sandy soil

arenaceous

/ ăr′ə-nā′shəs /

1. Resembling, derived from, or containing sand.
2. Growing in sandy areas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of arenaceous¹

1640–50; < Latin ( h ) arēnaceus. See arena, -aceous

Word History and Origins

Origin of arenaceous¹

C17: from Latin harēnāceus sandy, from harēna sand

Example Sentences

Probably nine tenths of all the coast lines of the open ocean are formed of arenaceous material.

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Sand-dunes in deserts or on coasts are unconsolidated arenaceous rock-masses.

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Arenaceous Rocks include all sediments in which quartz sand is the most important constituent.

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The scenery of its coasts is in part arenaceous plains, and in part arable land, yielding corn to the Indians.

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But there are other reasons for the comparative paucity of fossils in arenaceous strata, as we shall see presently.

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Related Words

• chalky
• crumbly
• dusty
• grainy
• gravelly