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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas;
- Example: "arenaceous limestone"
- Example: "arenaceous grasses"
[syn: arenaceous, sandy, sandlike]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

arenaceous
    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]