coriaceous

cor·i·a·ceous

C0642300 (kôr′ē-ā′shəs, kŏr′-)adj. Leathery in texture: coriaceous leaves.

[From Late Latin coriāceus, from Latin corium, leather; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

(ˌkɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs) or

adj (Tanning) of or resembling leather[C17: from Late Latin coriāceus from corium leather]

(ˌkɔr iˈeɪ ʃəs, ˌkoʊr-, ˌkɒr-)

adj. of or like leather. [1665–75; < Late Latin coriāceus. See corium, -aceous]

Thesaurus

Adj.

coriaceous - resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliableleathered, leatherlike, leatherytough - resistant to cutting or chewing

Translations

coriaceo