What does arenaceous mean?
Definitions for arenaceous
ˌær əˈneɪ ʃəsare·na·ceous
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Princeton's WordNet
arenaceous, sandy, sandlikeadjective
resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas
"arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses"
Wiktionary
arenaceousadjective
Sandy.
arenaceousadjective
Growing in sandy soil.
Etymology: From arenaceus, from arena
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Arenaceousadjective
Sandy; having the qualities of sand.
Etymology: arena, Lat. sand.
A piece of the stone of the same mines, of a yellowish brown colour, an arenaceous friable substance, and with some white spar mixed with it. John Woodward, on Fossils.
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arenaceous
Arenaceous is a term used to describe something that is sandy or resembles sand, usually referring to the texture or composition of a substance. It is commonly used in geological and botanical contexts. For example, an arenaceous rock would be a rock composed mostly of sand.
Webster Dictionary
Arenaceousadjective
sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone
Etymology: [L. arenaceus, fr. arena sand.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
arenaceous
Sandy; partaking of the qualities of sand; brittle; as, arenaceous limestone, quartz, &c.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of arenaceous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of arenaceous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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