fibrous |
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texture |
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Having tough, woody or sclerotic strands distributed through a softer matrix. |
glutinous 2 |
> mucilaginous, mucous, viscid |
texture |
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Sticky or slimy. |
gelatinous |
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texture |
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Jelly-like; soft, moist, continuously cohesive, texturally homogeneous, somewhat resilient, and easily cut. |
waxy 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
cartilage-like |
= cartilaginous |
texture |
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Firm, dense, tough, somewhat pliable, and resilient, like human cartilage. |
supple |
= flexible, pliable, pliant |
texture |
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Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
weak |
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texture |
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Very pliable and unresilient. |
cartilaginous |
= cartilage-like |
texture |
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Firm, dense, tough, somewhat pliable, and resilient, like human cartilage. |
elastic |
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texture |
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Resiliently deformable with no loss of structural integrity. |
unctuous 2 |
= greasy, oily, oleaginous |
texture |
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Liquid or deformably solid, cohesive, and slippery to the touch. |
granular |
= granulate, granulose |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
pliable |
= flexible, pliant, supple |
texture |
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Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
ligneous |
= woody |
texture |
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Of or resembling xylem (wood). |
papyraceous |
= chartaceous, papery |
texture |
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Very thin, flexible, and readily torn; like paper. See also membranaceous (membranous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
soft |
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texture |
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Yielding under slight pressure. |
granulate |
= granular, granulose |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
pliant |
= flexible, pliable, supple |
texture |
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Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
membranaceous |
= membranous |
texture |
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Extremely thin, pliable, and fairly tough; like animal membrane. See also chartaceous (papery, papyraceous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
coriaceous |
= leathery |
texture |
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Moderately thick, tough, and very pliable. |
crumbling |
= fatiscent; > farinaceous, mealy |
texture |
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Easily disintegrating in relatively small pieces, either spontaneously or under pressure. |
corky |
= suberous |
texture |
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Firm, relatively light, discontinuous but strongly cohesive, and resilient. |
filamentous |
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texture |
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Composed of filiform (thread-like) strands with no intervening tissue. |
siliceous |
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texture |
epidermis, trichome |
Containing deposits of silica, thus hardened and abrasive. |
granulose |
= granular, granulate |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
fleshy |
= carnose, sarcous |
texture |
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Fairly firm and dense, juicy or at least moist, and easily cut. |