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arenaceous

A คล้าย ทราย  klai-sai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARENACEOUS

a.[from arena, sand. ] 1. Sandy; having the properties of sand.
2. Brittle; as arenaceous limestone.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARENACEOUS

Ar `e *na "ceous, a. Etym: [L. arenaceus, fr. arena sand. ]

 

Defn: Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

arenaceous

ar e na ceous |ˌarəˈnāSHəs ˈˌɑrəˈˌneɪʃəs | ▶adjective Geology consisting of sand or sandlike particles. • Biology (of animals or plants ) living or growing in sand. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin arenaceus, from arena, harena ‘sand. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

arenaceous

arenaceous |ˌarɪˈneɪʃəs | ▶adjective Geology consisting of sand or sand-like particles. • Biology (of animals or plants ) living or growing in sand. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin arenaceus, from arena, harena ‘sand ’.