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Meaning of CORIACEOUS

Pronunciation:  `kowree'eyshus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
 
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 Synonyms: leathered, leatherlike, leathery, tough
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Leathery.
 

 

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