HyperDic: arenaceous

English > 1 sense of the word arenaceous:
ADJECTIVEallarenaceous, sandy, sandlikeresembling or containing or abounding in sand
English > arenaceous: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningresembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas.
Examples
  • "arenaceous limestone"
  • "arenaceous grasses"
Synonymssandy, sandlike
Oppositeargillaceous, clayeyresembling or containing clay
Spanisharenáceo, arenoso
Catalanarenaci, arenós, sorrenc

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