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Adjective: leathery  le-dhu-ree
  1. Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
    "Similar in appearance is the bush, which has a rosette of leathery, sword-shaped leaves - glossy green and banded"
    - coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike

See also: leather, tough

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leatherleaf fern
leatherleaf saxifrage
leatherleaf wood fern
leather-leafed
leather-leaved
leatherlike
leathern
leatherneck
leatherwood
leatherwork
leathery
leathery grape fern
leathery polypody
leathery turtle
leave
leave alone
leave behind
leave no stone unturned
leave of absence
leave off
leave office