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mucilage |
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substance |
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A slimy exudate. |
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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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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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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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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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farina pl. farinae, farinas |
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SUBSTANCE |
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A dry, meal- or flour-like covering. |
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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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greasy 2 |
= oily, oleaginous, unctuous |
texture |
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Liquid or deformably solid, cohesive, and slippery to the touch. |
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friable |
= brittle |
texture |
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Dry, firm and easily broken. |
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parchment-like |
= pergamentaceous |
texture |
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Very thin, pliable, and fairly tough; like parchment. See also chartaceous (papery, papyraceous), membranaceous (membranous). |
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scarious |
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texture |
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Very thin, dry, and not green. |
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succulent |
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texture |
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Herbaceous and juicy, often thickened (incrassate). |
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brittle |
= friable |
texture |
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Dry, firm and easily broken. |
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suberous |
= corky |
texture |
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Firm, relatively light, discontinuous but strongly cohesive, and resilient. |
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chartaceous |
= papery, 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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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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leathery |
= coriaceous |
texture |
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Moderately thick, tough, and very pliable. |
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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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sarcocaulous |
= fleshy-stemmed |
texture |
plant |
Having main stems that are sarcous (carnose, fleshy). |
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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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sclerocaulous |
= hard-stemmed |
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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sarcous |
= carnose, fleshy |
texture |
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Fairly firm and dense, juicy or at least moist, and easily cut. |
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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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pithy |
= medullose |
texture |
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Loose or spongy internally, denser and firmer externally. |
