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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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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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cereous 2 |
= ceraceous, waxen, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
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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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stiff |
= rigent, rigid |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
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papery |
= chartaceous, 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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oleaginous 2 |
= greasy, oily, unctuous |
texture |
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Liquid or deformably solid, cohesive, and slippery to the touch. |
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medullose |
= pithy |
texture |
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Loose or spongy internally, denser and firmer externally. |
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waxen 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
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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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fibrous |
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texture |
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Having tough, woody or sclerotic strands distributed through a softer matrix. |
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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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glutinous 2 |
> mucilaginous, mucous, viscid |
texture |
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Sticky or slimy. |
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gelatinous |
|
texture |
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Jelly-like; soft, moist, continuously cohesive, texturally homogeneous, somewhat resilient, and easily cut. |
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waxy 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
|
Having the consistency of wax. |
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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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weak |
|
texture |
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Very pliable and unresilient. |
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elastic |
|
texture |
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Resiliently deformable with no loss of structural integrity. |
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unctuous 2 |
= greasy, oily, oleaginous |
texture |
|
Liquid or deformably solid, cohesive, and slippery to the touch. |
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coriaceous |
= leathery |
texture |
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Moderately thick, tough, and very pliable. |
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granular |
= granulate, granulose |
texture |
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Composed of grain-like particles; loose, dry, and coarsely particulate. |
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pliable |
= flexible, pliant, supple |
texture |
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Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
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ligneous |
= woody |
texture |
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Of or resembling xylem (wood). |
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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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soft |
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texture |
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Yielding under slight pressure. |
