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elastic |
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texture |
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Resiliently deformable with no loss of structural integrity. |
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rigent |
= rigid, stiff |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
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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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ligneous |
= woody |
texture |
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Of or resembling xylem (wood). |
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corky |
= suberous |
texture |
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Firm, relatively light, discontinuous but strongly cohesive, and resilient. |
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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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filamentous |
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texture |
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Composed of filiform (thread-like) strands with no intervening tissue. |
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waxen 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
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oleaginous 2 |
= greasy, oily, unctuous |
texture |
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Liquid or deformably solid, cohesive, and slippery to the touch. |
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rigid |
= rigent, stiff |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
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suberous |
= corky |
texture |
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Firm, relatively light, discontinuous but strongly cohesive, and resilient. |
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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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waxy 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
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farinaceous 1 |
= mealy; < crumbling, fatiscent |
texture |
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Of minute, relatively stout trichomes that are collectively meal- or flour-like and easily detached. See also farinose. |
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resinous 2 |
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texture |
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Having the consistency of resin. |
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corneous |
= horny |
texture |
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Hard, dense, fine-grained or compactly fibrous, and tough; resembling the substance of animal horn. |
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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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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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weak |
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texture |
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Very pliable and unresilient. |
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papyraceous |
= chartaceous, papery |
texture |
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Very thin, flexible, and readily torn; like paper. See also membranaceous (membranous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
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medullose |
= pithy |
texture |
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Loose or spongy internally, denser and firmer externally. |
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soft |
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texture |
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Yielding under slight pressure. |
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firm |
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texture |
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Yielding under only moderately strong pressure; only slightly deformable without internal structural disruption. |
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siliceous |
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texture |
epidermis, trichome |
Containing deposits of silica, thus hardened and abrasive. |
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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). |
