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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. resembling or containing clay;
- Example: "argillaceous rocks"
[syn: argillaceous, clayey]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Argillaceous \Ar`gil*la"ceous\, a. [L. argillaceus, fr. argilla.] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. [1913 Webster] Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay. Argillaceous iron ore, the clay ironstone. Argillaceous schist or state. See Argillite. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

argillaceous adj 1: resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks" [syn: argillaceous, clayey] [ant: arenaceous, sandlike, sandy]