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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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limp |
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texture |
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Lacking stiffness in in one or more dimensions, thus drooping or sagging where unsupported. |
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leathery |
= coriaceous |
texture |
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Moderately thick, tough, and very pliable. |
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glutinous 2 |
> mucilaginous, mucous, viscid |
texture |
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Sticky or slimy. |
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gelatinous |
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texture |
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Jelly-like; soft, moist, continuously cohesive, texturally homogeneous, somewhat resilient, and easily cut. |
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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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deliquescent 2 |
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texture |
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Delicately fleshy and liquifying at maturity or with pressure; e.g., petals of Tradescantia (Commelinaceae). |
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membranaceous |
= membranous |
texture |
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Extremely thin, pliable, and fairly tough; like animal membrane. See also chartaceous (papery, papyraceous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
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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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corticate |
= hard-coated |
texture |
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Having a hard exterior layer and a distinct, softer interior. |
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scarious |
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texture |
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Very thin, dry, and not green. |
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membranous |
= membranaceous |
texture |
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Extremely thin, pliable, and fairly tough; like animal membrane. See also chartaceous (papery, papyraceous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
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stiff |
= rigent, rigid |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
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supple |
= flexible, pliable, pliant |
texture |
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Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
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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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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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nectar |
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SUBSTANCE |
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An aqueous exudate of high sugar content. |
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viscin |
= elastoviscin |
SUBSTANCE |
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A sticky, elastic material, especially that forming the threads that sometimes connect pollen grains. |
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mucilage |
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substance |
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A slimy exudate. |
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latex pl. latices, latexes |
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SUBSTANCE |
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A moderately viscous and sticky exudate, often milky, sometimes otherwise colored or clear. Overlaps conceptually with gum. |
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gum |
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SUBSTANCE |
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A highly viscous and sticky exudate that becomes more or less elastic and/or deformably solid upon drying. Overlaps conceptually with latex. |
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elastoviscin |
= viscin |
SUBSTANCE |
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A sticky, elastic material, especially that forming the threads that sometimes connect pollen grains. |
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resin |
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SUBSTANCE |
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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. |
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farina pl. farinae, farinas |
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SUBSTANCE |
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A dry, meal- or flour-like covering. |
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sap |
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SUBSTANCE |
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Generally, the fluid content of a plant body; more precisely, the sugary fluid transported by the phloem. |
