coriaceous

[ kawr-ee-ey-shuhs, kohr-, kor- ]

adjective

1. of or like leather.

coriaceous

/ ˌkɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of or resembling leather

Other Words From

• subco·ri·aceous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coriaceous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of coriaceous¹

C17: from Late Latin coriāceus from corium leather

Example Sentences

Two lateral lamin, often coriaceous, by which the ovipositor when unemployed is covered.

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The upper organs of flight, when they are corneous or coriaceous at the base and membranous at the apex.

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I find a copying press very valuable in making the impression, especially if the leaf is at all coriaceous.

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The coriaceous part of the hemelytra is of a purple tint, but the membranous part is brown.

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Those whose food is succulent grow more rapidly than those which have for their food dry gramineous plants and coriaceous lichens.

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Related Words

• rugged
• wrinkled