Coriaceous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coriaceous
       adj : resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
             [syn: {leathered}, {leatherlike}, {leathery}]