CORIACEOUS - Definition

Pronunciation:		`kowree'eyshus
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable

	Synonyms:	leathered, leatherlike, leathery, tough


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Co`ri*a"ceous\ (k?`r?-?"sh?s), a. [L. coriaceous, fr. corium leather. See {Cuirass}.] 1. Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough. 2. (Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Leathery.