AskDefine | Define coriaceous

Dictionary Definition

coriaceous adj : resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable [syn: leathered, leatherlike, leathery]

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English

Adjective

  1. Resembling leather; leathery.
    1997 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, "New Species of Euonymus (Celastraceae) from East and South Asia", Harvard Papers in Botany 10: 93-111, Abstract.

Translations

leathery
  • Italian: coriaceo

Extensive Definition

Coriaceous means "resembling leather" or "of a leathery texture". It is often used in botany to describe parts of plant morphology, especially leaves.
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