A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Sandstone: saxum (s.n.II) arenaceum, abl. sg. saxo arenaceo; lapis (-idis s.m.III) arenarius (adj.A), abl sg. lapide arenario; lapis,-idis (s.m.III) bibulus (adj.A 'fond of drinking, absorbant'), abl. sg. lapide bibulo (also a name for pumice-stone); rupes, gen. sg. rupis (s.f.III) arenacea, abl.pl. rupibus arenaceis;

- supra saxa primitivae formationis et arenaria durissima in sylvaticis montosis totius Europae (Nyl.), above rocks of primitive [i.e. archaic, primordial] formation and the hardest sandstone in forested mountainous places of the whole of Europe.

- locis subumbrosis, ad saxa arenaria dura sylvae Fontainebleau (Nyl.), in somewhat shaded places, on the hard sandstone of the forest of Fontainebleau.

- in rupibus arenariis (C. Muell.), on sandy [i.e. sandstone] rocks.

- in clivis arenoso-rupestribus tractus montani Expedition Range, altitudine 120O-150O'(F. Mueller), on the sandstone hills of the mountain [i.e. upland] territory Expedition Range.

Psammite (Greek psammos, sand) is a general term for sandstone. It is equivalent to the Latin-derived term arenite and is commonly used in various publications to describe a metamorphosed sedimentary rock with a dominantly sandstone protolith (Wikipedia July 2019).

psammiticus,-a,-um (adj.A): psammitic, of or relating to psammite (sandstone).