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brittle |
= friable |
texture |
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Dry, firm and easily broken. |
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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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granulose |
= granular, granulate |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
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woody |
= ligneous |
texture |
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Of or resembling wood (xylem). |
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fibrous |
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texture |
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Having tough, woody or sclerotic strands distributed through a softer matrix. |
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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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crumbling |
= fatiscent; > farinaceous, mealy |
texture |
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Easily disintegrating in relatively small pieces, either spontaneously or under pressure. |
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herbaceous 2 |
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texture |
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Composed entirely of relatively soft, non-woody (unlignified) tissues derived from primary growth. |
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bony |
= osseous |
texture |
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Very hard and rather brittle, like bone. |
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papery |
= chartaceous, papyraceous |
texture |
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Very thin, flexible, and readily torn; like paper. See also membranaceous (membranous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
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pliable |
= flexible, pliant, supple |
texture |
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Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
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mucilaginous 2 |
= mucous; < glutinous |
texture |
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Slimy. |
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carnose |
= fleshy, sarcous |
texture |
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Fairly firm and dense, juicy or at least moist, and easily cut. |
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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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pliant |
= flexible, pliable, supple |
texture |
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Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
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crustaceous |
= crusty |
texture |
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Thin, dry, hard, and brittle. |
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succulent |
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texture |
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Herbaceous and juicy, often thickened (incrassate). |
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hard-coated |
= corticate |
texture |
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Having a hard exterior layer and a distinct, softer interior. |
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fleshy |
= carnose, sarcous |
texture |
|
Fairly firm and dense, juicy or at least moist, and easily cut. |
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mucous 2 |
= mucilaginous; < glutinous |
texture |
|
Slimy. |
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watery |
|
texture |
|
Liquid and weakly cohesive, flowing freely; like water. This term often implies also transparency. |
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crusty |
= crustaceous |
texture |
|
Thin, dry, hard, and brittle. |
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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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loose 2 |
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texture |
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Soft overall, discontinuously and only weakly cohesive. |
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ceraceous 2 |
cereous, waxen, waxy |
texture |
|
Having the consistency of wax. |
