arenaceous vs sandy

arenaceous

adj
  • Sandy. 

  • Arenitic. 

  • Growing in sandy soil. 

sandy

adj
  • Containing sand. 

  • Like sand, especially in texture. 

  • Sprinkled with sand. 

  • Covered with sand. 

  • Having the colour of sand. 

noun
  • A sandwich 

How often have the words arenaceous and sandy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )