Coriaceous

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:43:51

Co`ri*a"ceous (k?`r?-?"sh?s), a. [L. coriaceous, fr. corium leather. See Cuirass.]

1.

Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough.

2. Bot.

Stiff, like leather or parchment.

 

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