coriaceous

[ kawr-ee-ey-shuh s, kohr-, kor- ]

/ ˌkɔr iˈeɪ ʃəs, ˌkoʊr-, ˌkɒr- /

of or like leather.

Origin of coriaceous

First recorded in 1665–75, coriaceous is from the Late Latin word coriāceus leathern. See corium, -aceous

sub·co·ri·a·ceous, adjective

The fourth glume is coriaceous, with a bisexual or female flower.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Those whose food is succulent grow more rapidly than those which have for their food dry gramineous plants and coriaceous lichens.

The Insect World |Louis Figuier
Broadly effused, sometimes shortly reflexed; coriaceous, at length thick and rigid; pileus at length smooth, brownish.

The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard
There is also a genus of carnivorous habits, called the Sphargis, or coriaceous turtle.

The History of Salt |Evan Martlett Boddy

When young it is somewhat fleshy and pliant, then it becomes tough, coriaceous, and hard when dry.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. |George Francis Atkinson

coriaceous

/ (ˌkɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs) /

of or resembling leather

C17: from Late Latin coriāceus from corium leather