Can you pronounce coriaceous  | | Sunday, July 28, 2024 |
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| | | adjective | 1. Resembling or having the texture of leather. |
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 |  | | "Vegan leather can still have a coriaceous feel to it." |
| | | "The ripe fruit had a pleasantly coriaceous skin." |
| | | "This plant species is marked by smooth, coriaceous leaves." |
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 | | Latin, late 17th century |
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 | | 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... | | Continue Reading |
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