different between leathery vs coriaceous

leathery

English

Etymology

leather +? -y

Pronunciation

Adjective

leathery (comparative more leathery or leatherier, superlative most leathery or leatheriest)

  1. Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather.
    The beef jerky was tough and leathery.

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coriaceous

English

Etymology

Latin corium (skin, leather) +? -aceous

Adjective

coriaceous (comparative more coriaceous, superlative most coriaceous)

  1. (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.

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References

  • coriaceous at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • coriaceous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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