"coriaceous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more coriaceous [comparative], most coriaceous [superlative]
Etymology: Latin corium (“skin, leather”) + -aceous Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|corium||skin, leather}} Latin corium (“skin, leather”), {{suffix|en||aceous}} + -aceous Head templates: {{en-adj}} coriaceous (comparative more coriaceous, superlative most coriaceous)
  1. (botany) Resembling leather; leathery. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (leathery): leerachtig (Dutch), coriaceo (Italian)
    Sense id: en-coriaceous-en-adj-u0c1lYGX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -aceous Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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