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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
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arenaceous

/ ăr′ə-nāshəs /

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of arenaceous1

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

Origin of arenaceous1

C17: from Latin harēnāceus sandy, from harēna sand
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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