leather-leaved

Thân thiện

The gardener admired the leather-leaved plant in the greenhouse.

Definition

Adjective: - Having leathery leaves: Describes a plant whose leaves have a tough, thick, and somewhat flexible texture, similar to leather.

Usage

This adjective is used attributively to modify nouns referring to plants or trees. It is a compound word formed from "leather" and "leaved," functioning as a single descriptive term. - It is typically placed before the noun it describes (e.g., "a leather-leaved shrub"). - It is a specialized botanical term.

Examples

• The coastal scrub is dominated by leather-leaved plants that can withstand the salty wind.
• They collected samples from a leather-leaved evergreen found only in that region.
• The garden features several leather-leaved species that require very little water.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Compound: As a hyphenated compound adjective, "leather-leaved" is often used in technical, horticultural, or descriptive botanical writing to succinctly convey a specific leaf texture.
  • The field guide helped identify the tree by its leather-leaved foliage.

Variants and Related Words

• Leatherleaf (noun): A common name for certain plants, particularly shrubs of the genus or , known for their tough leaves.
  • The bog was filled with leatherleaf.
• Leathery (adjective): Having a texture like leather; tough and flexible. This is the root adjective describing the texture.
  • The plant has leathery leaves.

Synonyms

• Coriaceous (adjective): A formal botanical synonym meaning leathery in texture.
• Tough-leaved: A more general, non-technical synonym.

Antonyms

• Tender-leaved: Having soft, delicate leaves.
• Herbaceous-leaved: Having leaves typical of non-woody plants; soft and green.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having leathery leaves

Từ đồng nghĩa

• leather-leafed