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friable |
= brittle |
texture |
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Dry, firm and easily broken. |
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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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unctuous 2 |
= greasy, oily, oleaginous |
texture |
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Liquid or deformably solid, cohesive, and slippery to the touch. |
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leathery |
= coriaceous |
texture |
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Moderately thick, tough, and very pliable. |
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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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glutinous 2 |
> mucilaginous, mucous, viscid |
texture |
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Sticky or 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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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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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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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 |
|
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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stiff |
= rigent, rigid |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
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membranous |
= membranaceous |
texture |
|
Extremely thin, pliable, and fairly tough; like animal membrane. See also chartaceous (papery, papyraceous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
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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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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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spongy |
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texture |
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Soft, light, discontinuous but cohesive, and somewhat resilient. |
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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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sarcocaulous |
= fleshy-stemmed |
texture |
plant |
Having main stems that are sarcous (carnose, fleshy). |
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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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sarcous |
= carnose, fleshy |
texture |
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Fairly firm and dense, juicy or at least moist, and easily cut. |
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granular |
= granulate, granulose |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
