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Word of the Day – Arenaceous

By March 7, 2017Word of the Day

Arenaceous (adj)

a-rin-ai-shus

Consisting of sand or sand like particles, or a plant or animal that lives in sand.

What a great word, just rolls off the tongue. Origin, mid 17th century Latin, from ‘harena’ sand.

Example sentences

“In the base of the mountains there’s a low area of arenaceous beds”

“It was important we selected drought-tolerant arenaceous plants”

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