coriaceous

[kawr-ee-ey-shuh s, kohr-, kor-]

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adjective

of or like leather.

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Origin of coriaceous

First recorded in 1665–75, coriaceous is from the Late Latin word coriāceus leathern. See corium, -aceous

Related formssub·co·ri·a·ceous, adjective

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Examples from the Web for coriaceous

The fourth glume is coriaceous, with a bisexual or female flower.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Those whose food is succulent grow more rapidly than those which have for their food dry gramineous plants and coriaceous lichens.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier
Broadly effused, sometimes shortly reflexed; coriaceous, at length thick and rigid; pileus at length smooth, brownish.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
There is also a genus of carnivorous habits, called the Sphargis, or coriaceous turtle.
The History of Salt|Evan Martlett Boddy

When young it is somewhat fleshy and pliant, then it becomes tough, coriaceous, and hard when dry.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for coriaceous

coriaceous

corious

adjective

of or resembling leather

Word Origin for coriaceous

C17: from Late Latin coriāceus from corium leather

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