- millet-seed sand
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\ noun
: sand that consists of smoothly rounded grains about the size of a millet seed and is generally indicative of prolonged eolian action
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
millet-seed sand
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