argillaceous

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pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay

The gleam of the land is in its rocks, the fine-grained argillaceous rocks, here, not purple or grey, but green of living stone.

{a} clayish, consisting of clay
Pertaining to rocks containing considerable clay; shaly or clay bearing formation
Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey
resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks
Made up of clay and calcium carbonate
Applied to rock or substances composed of clay minerals, or having a notable proportion of clay in the composition
resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks"
{s} clay-like, containing clay
of, relating to, or containing clay or clay minerals
pertaining to clay; made of containing, or resembling clay
Soils which are predominantly clay or abounding in clays or claylike materials
argillaceous rock
a sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits
argillaceous

    Hyphenation

    ar·gil·la·ceous

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From the Latin argillaceus, from argilla ‘clay’, from Greek αργιλλος.
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