- Coriaceous
Coriaceous means "resembling
leather " or "of a leatherytexture ". It is often used inbotany to describe parts of plant morphology, especially leaves.
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Coriaceous — Co ri*a ceous (k? r? ? sh?s), a. [L. coriaceous, fr. corium leather. See {Cuirass}.] 1. Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coriaceous — [kō΄rē ā′shəs, kôr΄ēā′shəs] adj. [LL coriaceus < L corium, hide: see CORIUM] of or like leather … English World dictionary
coriaceous — adjective Etymology: Late Latin coriaceus more at cuirass Date: 1674 resembling leather < coriaceous foliage > … New Collegiate Dictionary
coriaceous — adjective Resembling leather; leathery. This species is similar to E. vagans Wallich in the texture of the leaves, which are more thickly coriaceous and have fewer crenulations on margin; the large globose capsules are white spotted. JinShuang Ma … Wiktionary
coriaceous — adj. [L. corium, leather] Tough and leathery; of leathery texture … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
coriaceous — /kawr ee ay sheuhs, kohr , kor /, adj. of or like leather. [1665 75; < LL coriaceus leathern. See CORIUM, ACEOUS] * * * … Universalium
coriaceous — co·ri·a·ceous (kor″e aґshəs) [L. corium leather] resembling leather; leathery, tough; said of bacterial cultures … Medical dictionary
coriaceous — co·ri·a·ceous || ‚kÉ’rɪ eɪʃəs adj. resembling leather, leather like … English contemporary dictionary
coriaceous — [ˌkɒrɪ eɪʃəs] adjective technical resembling or having the texture of leather. Origin C17: from late L. coriaceus (from L. corium leather ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
coriaceous — a. Leathery, tough … New dictionary of synonyms
