coriaceous

adjective

co·ri·a·ceous ˌkȯr-ē-ˈā-shəs

: resembling leather

coriaceous foliage

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Late Latin coriaceus — more at cuirass

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1674, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coriaceous was in 1674

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