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alutaceous
[ al-yuh-tey-shuhs ]
/ ˌæl yəˈteɪ ʃəs /
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adjective
Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
having the color of soft brown leather.
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How to use alutaceous in a sentence
Its habitat, its reddish or alutaceous cap, and its paler gills will clearly identify the species.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. HardThe columella a thin alutaceous, granulose-roughened layer, extending along the base of the plasmodiocarp.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. MorganThe columella reduced to a thin alutaceous layer of granules of lime, forming the base of the plasmodiocarp.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. MorganThe head is a light yellow in all specimens I found, not alutaceous as Schw.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard