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ar·gil·la·ceous  audio  (ärj-lshs) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Containing, made of, or resembling clay; clayey.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin argillceus : argilla, argil ; see argil + -ceus, -aceous


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