greensand

noun
/ˈɡɹiːnsænd/UK/ˈɡɹinsænd/US

Etymology

From green + sand.

  1. inherited from *samdaz
  2. inherited from *samd
  3. inherited from sand
  4. inherited from sond
  5. compounded as greensand — “green + sand

Definitions

  1. A greenish sandstone containing glauconite.

    • The Sassafras soils occur on the Atlantic coastal plain from the mouth of Chesapeake Bay to Long Island. They are developed from coastal-plain materials consisting of sand and clay, free from lime carbonates or greensand.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA