carnose |
= fleshy, sarcous |
texture |
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Fairly firm and dense, juicy or at least moist, and easily cut. |
membranaceous |
= membranous |
texture |
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Extremely thin, pliable, and fairly tough; like animal membrane. See also chartaceous (papery, papyraceous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
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-stemmed |
= sclerocaulous |
texture |
plant |
Having hard, relatively dry, but essentially herbaceous main stems that contain a significant proportion of sclerotic tissue or fibers. |
elastic |
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texture |
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Resiliently deformable with no loss of structural integrity. |
waxy 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
membranous |
= membranaceous |
texture |
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Extremely thin, pliable, and fairly tough; like animal membrane. See also chartaceous (papery, papyraceous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
weak |
|
texture |
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Very pliable and unresilient. |
ceraceous 2 |
cereous, waxen, waxy |
texture |
|
Having the consistency of wax. |
pliable |
= flexible, pliant, supple |
texture |
|
Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
gummy |
|
texture |
|
Highly viscous and sticky, liquid or more or less deformably solid, sometimes more or less elastic. |
pliant |
= flexible, pliable, supple |
texture |
|
Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
leathery |
= coriaceous |
texture |
|
Moderately thick, tough, and very pliable. |
cereous 2 |
= ceraceous, waxen, waxy |
texture |
|
Having the consistency of wax. |
bony |
= osseous |
texture |
|
Very hard and rather brittle, like bone. |
flaccid |
|
texture |
|
Limp, sometimes appearing withered or shrunken. See also tumid (swollen, turgid). |
mucilage |
|
substance |
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A slimy exudate. |
sap |
|
SUBSTANCE |
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Generally, the fluid content of a plant body; more precisely, the sugary fluid transported by the phloem. |
nectar |
|
SUBSTANCE |
|
An aqueous exudate of high sugar content. |
farina pl. farinae, farinas |
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SUBSTANCE |
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A dry, meal- or flour-like covering. |
viscin |
= elastoviscin |
SUBSTANCE |
|
A sticky, elastic material, especially that forming the threads that sometimes connect pollen grains. |
latex pl. latices, latexes |
|
SUBSTANCE |
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A moderately viscous and sticky exudate, often milky, sometimes otherwise colored or clear. Overlaps conceptually with gum. |
resin |
|
SUBSTANCE |
|
A substance of high molecular weight consisting of organic acids, esters, and/or terpenes, produced within plant tissue and exuded from wounds as a liquid that hardens to an amorphous glassy state upon exposure. |
elastoviscin |
= viscin |
SUBSTANCE |
|
A sticky, elastic material, especially that forming the threads that sometimes connect pollen grains. |
gum |
|
SUBSTANCE |
|
A highly viscous and sticky exudate that becomes more or less elastic and/or deformably solid upon drying. Overlaps conceptually with latex. |