flexible |
= pliable, pliant, supple |
texture |
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Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
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). |
leathery |
= coriaceous |
texture |
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Moderately thick, tough, and very pliable. |
bony |
= osseous |
texture |
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Very hard and rather brittle, like bone. |
sarcocaulous |
= fleshy-stemmed |
texture |
plant |
Having main stems that are sarcous (carnose, fleshy). |
hard-coated |
= corticate |
texture |
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Having a hard exterior layer and a distinct, softer interior. |
sclerocaulous |
= hard-stemmed |
texture |
plant |
Having hard, relatively dry, but essentially herbaceous main stems that contain a significant proportion of sclerotic tissue or fibers. |
sarcous |
= carnose, fleshy |
texture |
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Fairly firm and dense, juicy or at least moist, and easily cut. |
hard-stemmed |
= sclerocaulous |
texture |
plant |
Having hard, relatively dry, but essentially herbaceous main stems that contain a significant proportion of sclerotic tissue or fibers. |
firm |
|
texture |
|
Yielding under only moderately strong pressure; only slightly deformable without internal structural disruption. |
loose 2 |
|
texture |
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Soft overall, discontinuously and only weakly cohesive. |
pithy |
= medullose |
texture |
|
Loose or spongy internally, denser and firmer externally. |
herbaceous 2 |
|
texture |
|
Composed entirely of relatively soft, non-woody (unlignified) tissues derived from primary growth. |
mucilaginous 2 |
= mucous; < glutinous |
texture |
|
Slimy. |
viscid 2 |
< glutinous |
texture |
|
Sticky. |
gummy |
|
texture |
|
Highly viscous and sticky, liquid or more or less deformably solid, sometimes more or less elastic. |
limp |
|
texture |
|
Lacking stiffness in in one or more dimensions, thus drooping or sagging where unsupported. |
carnose |
= fleshy, sarcous |
texture |
|
Fairly firm and dense, juicy or at least moist, and easily cut. |
coriaceous |
= leathery |
texture |
|
Moderately thick, tough, and very pliable. |
crumbling |
= fatiscent; > farinaceous, mealy |
texture |
|
Easily disintegrating in relatively small pieces, either spontaneously or under pressure. |
fatiscent |
= crumbling; > farinaceous, mealy |
texture |
|
Easily disintegrating in relatively small pieces, either spontaneously or under pressure. |
corky |
= suberous |
texture |
|
Firm, relatively light, discontinuous but strongly cohesive, and resilient. |
mucous 2 |
= mucilaginous; < glutinous |
texture |
|
Slimy. |
woody |
= ligneous |
texture |
|
Of or resembling wood (xylem). |
crustaceous |
= crusty |
texture |
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Thin, dry, hard, and brittle. |