What is "coriaceous" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does coriaceous mean in English? Meaning of coriaceous definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "coriaceous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "coriaceous": resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable

Adjective

  • Meaning: resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
  • Synonyms: coriaceous leathered leatherlike leathery
  • Similar: tough
  • Adjective: (botany) Resembling leather; leathery. 1997, JinShuang Ma, "New Species of Euonymus (Celastraceae) from East and South Asia", Harvard Papers in Botany 10: 93-111, Abstract. This species is similar to E. vagans Wallich in the texture of the leaves, which are more thickly coriaceous and have fewer crenulations on margin; the large globose capsules are white spotted.1997, JinShuang Ma, "New Species of Euonymus (Celastraceae) from East and South Asia", Harvard Papers in Botany 10: 93-111, Abstract. This species is similar to E. vagans Wallich in the texture of the leaves, which are more thickly coriaceous and have fewer crenulations on margin; the large globose capsules are white spotted.
  • Synonyms:

    rugged, hardened, rough, strong, tough, wrinkled, leatherlike,

    Antonyms:

    supple, smooth, soft,

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