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Coriaceous
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adjective 1. Resembling or having the texture of leather.
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Latin, late 17th century
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Why This Word?
This term stems from the late Latin "coriaceus," originally from the Latin "corium," meaning "skin, hide, leather." "Coriaceous" is often used as an adjective in the botanical field — the large, paddle-shaped leaves of rhododendrons, for instance, are coriaceous...
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