单词 | arenaceous |
释义 | arenaceous[ ar-uh-ney-shuhs ] / ˌær əˈneɪ ʃəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR arenaceous ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveGeology, Petrology. (of rocks) sandlike; sandy. Botany. growing in sand. Origin of arenaceous1640–50; <Latin (h)arēnaceus.See arena, -aceous Words nearby arenaceousarecoline, areflexia, areg, areligious, arena, arenaceous, Arena Chapel, arena theater, arena theatre, Arenaviridae, arenavirus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arenaceousBritish Dictionary definitions for arenaceousarenaceous / (ˌærɪˈneɪʃəs) / adjective(of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstoneCompare argillaceous, rudaceous (of plants) growing best in a sandy soil Word Origin for arenaceousC17: from Latin harēnāceus sandy, from harēna sand Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for arenaceousarenaceous [ ăr′ə-nā′shəs ] Resembling, derived from, or containing sand. Growing in sandy areas. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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