semi-coriáceas

English translation: semi-coriaceous

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Portuguese term or phrase:semi-coriáceas
English translation:semi-coriaceous
Entered by: R. Alex Jenkins

14:19 Nov 27, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / seeds/farming
Portuguese term or phrase: semi-coriáceas
as folhas são lineares, lanceoladas, semi-coriáceas, com.....
milena mignossi ferreira
Brazil
Local time: 08:12
semi-coriaceous
Explanation:
adjective: coriaceous

resembling or having the texture of leather.

"coriaceous leaves"

All The Best :)
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R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 08:12
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4 +2semi-coriaceous
R. Alex Jenkins
4slightly/somewhat leathery
Muriel Vasconcellos


  

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semi-coriaceous


Explanation:
adjective: coriaceous

resembling or having the texture of leather.

"coriaceous leaves"

All The Best :)

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 08:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clauwolf: just half the texture
2 mins
  -> Cheers, Mr. Wolf :)

agree  Gilmar Fernandes
1 hr
  -> Cheers, GilmAAAr :)
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
slightly/somewhat leathery


Explanation:
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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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".

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 04:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 59
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