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| barberry |
any of various shrubs, often spiny, that have leathery leaves and bear clustered yellow flowers and small ovoid red-orange berries. |
| filefish |
any of various mostly tropical saltwater fishes that have flattened bodies, leathery skin, and small hard scales. |
| hemipteran |
of or belonging to a family of insects that have sucking mouth parts and forewings that are leathery near the base. |
| leatherback |
the largest living sea turtle, characterized by its leathery upper shell, which can reach a length of over eight feet. |
| nut |
a dry seed or fruit composed of a usu. edible kernel, or "meat," encased in a woody or leathery shell. [1/7 definitions] |
| orthopteran |
any of a large order of plant-eating insects, including crickets, grasshoppers, and cockroaches, that have hard leathery forewings and membranous hind wings. |
| pipsissewa |
any of several evergreen herbs bearing white or pink flowers and jagged leathery leaves, formerly used as a diuretic and tonic. |
| rhododendron |
any of various shrubs or trees with leathery evergreen leaves and clusters of bright pink, red, purple, white, or yellow flowers. |
| roble |
a tall California white oak with leathery leaves and narrow, pointed acorns. [1/2 definitions] |
| rubber plant |
a tropical plant that grows as a tree in India and Malaysia and is widely cultivated as a houseplant, with shiny, large, leathery leaves. [1/2 definitions] |
| sea cucumber |
an echinoderm that has a long, leathery, cucumber-shaped body with a cluster of tentacles surrounding the mouth at one end. |
| sour gum |
a tree of eastern North America that has glossy leathery leaves and soft wood; tupelo. |
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