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millet-seed sand

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Definition of millet-seed sand

: sand that consists of smoothly rounded grains about the size of a millet seed and is generally indicative of prolonged eolian action

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“Millet-seed sand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millet-seed%20sand. Accessed 19 Sep. 2020.

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