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ligneous |
= woody |
texture |
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Of or resembling xylem (wood). |
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waxy 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
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elastic |
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texture |
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Resiliently deformable with no loss of structural integrity. |
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crumbling |
= fatiscent; > farinaceous, mealy |
texture |
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Easily disintegrating in relatively small pieces, either spontaneously or under pressure. |
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weak |
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texture |
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Very pliable and unresilient. |
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resinous 2 |
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texture |
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Having the consistency of resin. |
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fatiscent |
= crumbling; > farinaceous, mealy |
texture |
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Easily disintegrating in relatively small pieces, either spontaneously or under pressure. |
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crustaceous |
= crusty |
texture |
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Thin, dry, hard, and brittle. |
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mucilaginous 2 |
= mucous; < glutinous |
texture |
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Slimy. |
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unctuous 2 |
= greasy, oily, oleaginous |
texture |
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Liquid or deformably solid, cohesive, and slippery to the touch. |
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granular |
= granulate, granulose |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
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crusty |
= crustaceous |
texture |
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Thin, dry, hard, and brittle. |
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callose |
= callous |
texture |
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Hard-leathery; callose tissue usually is also thicker than comparable adjacent tissue. |
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fleshy |
= carnose, sarcous |
texture |
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Fairly firm and dense, juicy or at least moist, and easily cut. |
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granulate |
= granular, granulose |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
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callous |
= callose |
texture |
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Hard-leathery; callous tissue usually is also thicker than comparable adjacent tissue. |
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mucous 2 |
= mucilaginous; < glutinous |
texture |
|
Slimy. |
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indurate(d) |
= hard |
texture |
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Yielding only under strong pressure; not deformable without internal structural disruption. See also callose (callous), corticate (hard-coated), sclerocaulous (hard-stemmed). |
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fleshy-stemmed |
= sarcocaulous |
texture |
plant |
Having main stems that are fleshy (carnose, sarcous). |
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coriaceous |
= leathery |
texture |
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Moderately thick, tough, and very pliable. |
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granulose |
= granular, granulate |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
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flaccid |
|
texture |
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Limp, sometimes appearing withered or shrunken. See also tumid (swollen, turgid). |
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corky |
= suberous |
texture |
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Firm, relatively light, discontinuous but strongly cohesive, and resilient. |
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brittle |
= friable |
texture |
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Dry, firm and easily broken. |
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spongy |
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texture |
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Soft, light, discontinuous but cohesive, and somewhat resilient. |
