alutaceous
English
Etymology
Latin alutacius, from aluta (“soft leather”).
Adjective
alutaceous (comparative more alutaceous, superlative most alutaceous)
- leathery
- Of a pale brown colour like leather
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for alutaceous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)