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Arenaceous definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARENA'CEOUS, a. [from arena, sand.]
1. Sandy; having the properties of sand.
2. Brittle; as arenaceous limestone.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" [syn: arenaceous, sandy, sandlike] [ant: argillaceous, clayey]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin arenaceus, from arena Date: 1646 1. resembling, made of, or containing sand or sandy particles 2. growing in sandy places

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 (of rocks) containing sand; having a sandy texture. 2 sandlike. 3 (of plants) growing in sand. Etymology: L arenaceus (as ARENA, -ACEOUS)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Arenaceous Ar`e*na"ceous, a. [L. arenaceus, fr. arena sand.] Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Sandy, arenose, arenarious.