Spot the Frippet: something arenaceous.

Arenas can be arenaceous - but they aren't very often, even though the words are closely connected.

Arenaceous means made of sandstone.

It can be a cliff:


photo by portengaround

or a work of art:


Qtub: photo by ampersandyslexia  https://www.flickr.com/photos/88916555@N00

or a building:


this is Sandstone School in Sandstone, Minnesota, USA. I assume this is made of sandstone.

Arenaceous can also describe a plant which grows most happily in sandy soil, so this this might be the easiest spot for you if you have sand dunes, a desert, or an old building site near you - or, indeed, if you know someone who has a cactus as a houseplant:



And what's all that got to do with arenas?

This:

Spot the Frippet: something arenaceous. This word comes from the Latin word harēnāceus, sandy, from harēna, sand. The first arenas had sand sprinkled on the floor before combats.