Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
semi-coriáceas
English translation:
semi-coriaceous
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R. Alex Jenkins
Nov 27, 2014 14:19
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Portuguese term
Brazil
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Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
semi-coriáceas
Portuguese to English
Science
Botany
seeds/farming
as folhas são lineares, lanceoladas, semi-coriáceas, com.....
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | semi-coriaceous |
R. Alex Jenkins
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| 4 | slightly/somewhat leathery |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Brazil
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Brazil
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Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English
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semi-coriaceous
adjective: coriaceous
resembling or having the texture of leather.
"coriaceous leaves"
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resembling or having the texture of leather.
"coriaceous leaves"
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
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Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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slightly/somewhat leathery
This is the term my botany teacher uses when we go on field trips. It's much clearer and very common, even in technical texts. Why obfuscate when you don't have to?
Adaptive leaf forms – **leathery leaves** – Shrublands – Te Ara ...
www.teara.govt.nz/.../adaptiv...
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
The coastal shrub akiraho (Olearia paniculata) has **rough, leathery** leaves whose undersides are covered with a dense layer of whitish woolly hairs.
Tree Notes: **Ten Native Trees with Leathery Leaves**
treenotes.blogspot.com/2009/.../ten-native-trees-with-leathery-leaves.htm...
Nov 12, 2009 - **"Leathery" is the opposite of delicate. Leathery leaves are tough and durable. They are a bit thicker than most leaves,** and they're somewhat ...
Leaves Curling and **a Bit Leathery** - Cannabis
boards.cannabis.com › Forum › Growing › Plant Problems
May 25, 2009 - 25 posts - 7 authors
Now the yellow/brown symptoms are gone but the leaves now are curling and look a bit leathery. Here is my questionnaire and I will add more ...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2014-11-27 22:23:45 GMT)
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More than 500,000 hits for "leathery leaves".
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Note added at 8 hrs (2014-11-27 22:25:56 GMT)
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Versus 19,000 hits for "coriaceous leaves" and only 9 hits for "semi-coriaceous leaves".
Adaptive leaf forms – **leathery leaves** – Shrublands – Te Ara ...
www.teara.govt.nz/.../adaptiv...
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
The coastal shrub akiraho (Olearia paniculata) has **rough, leathery** leaves whose undersides are covered with a dense layer of whitish woolly hairs.
Tree Notes: **Ten Native Trees with Leathery Leaves**
treenotes.blogspot.com/2009/.../ten-native-trees-with-leathery-leaves.htm...
Nov 12, 2009 - **"Leathery" is the opposite of delicate. Leathery leaves are tough and durable. They are a bit thicker than most leaves,** and they're somewhat ...
Leaves Curling and **a Bit Leathery** - Cannabis
boards.cannabis.com › Forum › Growing › Plant Problems
May 25, 2009 - 25 posts - 7 authors
Now the yellow/brown symptoms are gone but the leaves now are curling and look a bit leathery. Here is my questionnaire and I will add more ...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2014-11-27 22:23:45 GMT)
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More than 500,000 hits for "leathery leaves".
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Note added at 8 hrs (2014-11-27 22:25:56 GMT)
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Versus 19,000 hits for "coriaceous leaves" and only 9 hits for "semi-coriaceous leaves".
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