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cartilage-like |
= cartilaginous |
texture |
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Firm, dense, tough, somewhat pliable, and resilient, like human cartilage. |
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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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cartilaginous |
= cartilage-like |
texture |
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Firm, dense, tough, somewhat pliable, and resilient, like human cartilage. |
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mucous 2 |
= mucilaginous; < glutinous |
texture |
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Slimy. |
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gummy |
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texture |
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Highly viscous and sticky, liquid or more or less deformably solid, sometimes more or less elastic. |
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rigent |
= rigid, stiff |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
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woody |
= ligneous |
texture |
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Of or resembling wood (xylem). |
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osseous |
= bony |
texture |
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Very hard and rather brittle, like bone. |
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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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fatiscent |
= crumbling; > farinaceous, mealy |
texture |
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Easily disintegrating in relatively small pieces, either spontaneously or under pressure. |
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rigid |
= rigent, stiff |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
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spongy |
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texture |
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Soft, light, discontinuous but cohesive, and somewhat resilient. |
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mealy 1 |
= farinaceous; < crumbling, fatiscent |
texture |
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Of or bearing minute, relatively stout trichomes that are collectively meal- or flour-like and easily detached. |
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coriaceous |
= leathery |
texture |
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Moderately thick, tough, and very pliable. |
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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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friable |
= brittle |
texture |
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Dry, firm and easily broken. |
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resinous 2 |
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texture |
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Having the consistency of resin. |
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corky |
= suberous |
texture |
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Firm, relatively light, discontinuous but strongly cohesive, and resilient. |
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watery |
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texture |
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Liquid and weakly cohesive, flowing freely; like water. This term often implies also transparency. |
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oily 2 |
= greasy, oleaginous, unctuous |
texture |
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Liquid or deformably solid, cohesive, and slippery to the touch. |
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crustaceous |
= crusty |
texture |
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Thin, dry, hard, and brittle. |
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stiff |
= rigent, rigid |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
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horny |
= corneous |
texture |
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Hard, dense, fine-grained or compactly fibrous, and tough; resembling the substance of animal horn. |
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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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crusty |
= crustaceous |
texture |
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Thin, dry, hard, and brittle. |
