coriaceous

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

coriaceous
    adj 1: resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
           [syn: {coriaceous}, {leathered}, {leatherlike},
           {leathery}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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