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Meaning of ARENACEOUS

Pronunciation:  `aru'neyshus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses"
 
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 Synonyms: sandlike, sandy
 
 Antonyms: argillaceous, clayey
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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