Question about "leather"
For native speakers only
could the word "leather" be referred to the skin of a fruit?
Or leather is just for dead animal skin?

Thank you!

Question

Question about "leather"
For native speakers only
could the word "leather" be referred to the skin of a fruit? 
Or leather is just for dead animal skin?

Thank you!

Answer

No. You can say that the fruit has a 'leathery' texture, but 'leather' itself only refers to the material produced by tanning animal hides, which typically come from cows.

Answer

As far as I know, we just refer to the skin of a fruit as "the skin".