arenaceous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas
    sandlike; sandy.
    • arenaceous limestone
    • arenaceous grasses

WordNet

Ar`e*na"ceous adjective
Etymology
L. arenaceus, fr. arena sand.
Definitions
  1. Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone.

Webster 1913