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stiff |
= rigent, rigid |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
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greasy 2 |
= oily, oleaginous, unctuous |
texture |
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Liquid or deformably solid, cohesive, and slippery to the touch. |
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cereous 2 |
= ceraceous, waxen, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
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pergamentaceous |
= parchment-like |
texture |
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Very thin, pliable, and fairly tough; like parchment. See also chartaceous (papery, papyraceous), membranaceous (membranous). |
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mucilaginous 2 |
= mucous; < glutinous |
texture |
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Slimy. |
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corticate |
= hard-coated |
texture |
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Having a hard exterior layer and a distinct, softer interior. |
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flaccid |
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texture |
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Limp, sometimes appearing withered or shrunken. See also tumid (swollen, turgid). |
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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). |
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watery |
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texture |
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Liquid and weakly cohesive, flowing freely; like water. This term often implies also transparency. |
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cartilage-like |
= cartilaginous |
texture |
|
Firm, dense, tough, somewhat pliable, and resilient, like human cartilage. |
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mucous 2 |
= mucilaginous; < glutinous |
texture |
|
Slimy. |
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hard-coated |
= corticate |
texture |
|
Having a hard exterior layer and a distinct, softer interior. |
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cartilaginous |
= cartilage-like |
texture |
|
Firm, dense, tough, somewhat pliable, and resilient, like human cartilage. |
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hard-stemmed |
= sclerocaulous |
texture |
plant |
Having hard, relatively dry, but essentially herbaceous main stems that contain a significant proportion of sclerotic tissue or fibers. |
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fleshy |
= carnose, sarcous |
texture |
|
Fairly firm and dense, juicy or at least moist, and easily cut. |
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papery |
= chartaceous, papyraceous |
texture |
|
Very thin, flexible, and readily torn; like paper. See also membranaceous (membranous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
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loose 2 |
|
texture |
|
Soft overall, discontinuously and only weakly cohesive. |
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fleshy-stemmed |
= sarcocaulous |
texture |
plant |
Having main stems that are fleshy (carnose, sarcous). |
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waxen 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
|
Having the consistency of wax. |
|
deliquescent 2 |
|
texture |
|
Delicately fleshy and liquifying at maturity or with pressure; e.g., petals of Tradescantia (Commelinaceae). |
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fibrous |
|
texture |
|
Having tough, woody or sclerotic strands distributed through a softer matrix. |
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succulent |
|
texture |
|
Herbaceous and juicy, often thickened (incrassate). |
|
waxy 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
|
Having the consistency of wax. |
|
mealy 1 |
= farinaceous; < crumbling, fatiscent |
texture |
|
Of or bearing minute, relatively stout trichomes that are collectively meal- or flour-like and easily detached. |
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soft |
|
texture |
|
Yielding under slight pressure. |
