greensand

名词 n.
/ˈɡɹiːnsænd/    /ˈɡɹinsænd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A greenish sandstone containing glauconite. countable,uncountable
    — The numerous beds of coarse Oolites, which in England in general occur below the lyas and greensand, are entirely wanting in Ireland: But this is the case also in the neighbourhood of Lime-Regis in Dorsetshire, which place affords an exact counterpart of the Irish series here described.

词形变化

greensands plural green-sand alternative

词源

From green + sand.
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