Meanings
comparative more coriaceous · superlative most coriaceous
- biologyResembling leather; leathery.
1 more example
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 & antonyms
adjectiveresembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kóros?
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)koryóm
- Proto-Italic*korjom
- Latincorium
- Latincoriāceus
- Englishcoriaceous
Borrowed from Latin coriāceus.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch leerachtig
- leerachtigleathery
Italian coriaceo
- coriaceoleathery
Russian ко́жистый
- ко́жистый (kóžistyj)leathery
Cite this entry
coriaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coriaceous
“coriaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coriaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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