membranous |
= membranaceous |
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Extremely thin, pliable, and fairly tough; like animal membrane. See also chartaceous (papery, papyraceous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
stiff |
= rigent, rigid |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
waxen 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
siliceous |
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texture |
epidermis, trichome |
Containing deposits of silica, thus hardened and abrasive. |
granular |
= granulate, granulose |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
unctuous 2 |
= greasy, oily, oleaginous |
texture |
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Liquid or deformably solid, cohesive, and slippery to the touch. |
limp |
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texture |
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Lacking stiffness in in one or more dimensions, thus drooping or sagging where unsupported. |
granulate |
= granular, granulose |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
waxy 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
bony |
= osseous |
texture |
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Very hard and rather brittle, like bone. |
weak |
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texture |
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Very pliable and unresilient. |
crumbling |
= fatiscent; > farinaceous, mealy |
texture |
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Easily disintegrating in relatively small pieces, either spontaneously or under pressure. |
granulose |
= granular, granulate |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
fatiscent |
= crumbling; > farinaceous, mealy |
texture |
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Easily disintegrating in relatively small pieces, either spontaneously or under pressure. |
chartaceous |
= papery, papyraceous |
texture |
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Very thin, flexible, and readily torn; like paper. See also membranaceous (membranous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
crustaceous |
= crusty |
texture |
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Thin, dry, hard, and brittle. |
greasy 2 |
= oily, oleaginous, unctuous |
texture |
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Liquid or deformably solid, cohesive, and slippery to the touch. |
osseous |
= bony |
texture |
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Very hard and rather brittle, like bone. |
crusty |
= crustaceous |
texture |
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Thin, dry, hard, and brittle. |
pithy |
= medullose |
texture |
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Loose or spongy internally, denser and firmer externally. |
supple |
= flexible, pliable, pliant |
texture |
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Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
herbaceous 2 |
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texture |
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Composed entirely of relatively soft, non-woody (unlignified) tissues derived from primary growth. |
hard |
= indurate(d) |
texture |
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Yielding only under strong pressure; not deformable without internal structural disruption. See also callose (callous), hard-coated (corticate), hard-stemmed (sclerocaulous). |
fleshy |
= carnose, sarcous |
texture |
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Fairly firm and dense, juicy or at least moist, and easily cut. |
mucilaginous 2 |
= mucous; < glutinous |
texture |
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Slimy. |