Arenaceous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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