turgor
Plant cell pressure
Turgor is the pressure exerted by fluid inside a cell against its membrane or wall.
In plants, turgor keeps stems upright and leaves firm; when turgor drops from lack of water, plants wilt.
The term appears mainly in biology: The cells maintained turgor despite the heat.
Turgid describes something swollen with fluid, or figuratively, pompous prose.
Solvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- vacuoleCell's storage compartment
- cell-wallRigid plant cell boundary
- flaccidityLack of firmness
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
membrane · hydrostatic · protoplast · permeability · aquaporin · swelling · distension · inflation
Capacity for spirited existence
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- plumpnessCondition of being full-figured
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
Resistance to deformation
- tautnessState of being pulled firm
- rigidityState of being unbending
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
- tensionStretched or strained state
distension · inflation · plumpness · fullness · resilience · elasticity · springiness · bounciness
Losing turgor and drooping
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- transpirationBotanical water vapor release
- xylemPlant water conduit
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
sap · chloroplast · photosynthesis · drooping · herbaceous · succulent · flaccid
osmosis
Solvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- vacuoleCell's storage compartment
- cell-wallRigid plant cell boundary
- flaccidityLack of firmness
cytoplasm · membrane · hydrostatic · protoplast · permeability · aquaporin · swelling · distension · inflation
vitality
Capacity for spirited existence
firmness
Resistance to deformation
- tautnessState of being pulled firm
- rigidityState of being unbending
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
tension · distension · inflation · plumpness · fullness · resilience · elasticity · springiness · bounciness · suppleness
wilting
Losing turgor and drooping
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- transpirationBotanical water vapor release
- xylemPlant water conduit
phloem · sap · chloroplast · photosynthesis · drooping · herbaceous · succulent · flaccid
turgorflaccidity
Lack of firmness
wilting · limpness · dehydration · desiccation · flaccid
turgorflaccidity
Lack of firmness
limpness · softness · flabbiness · slackness · droopiness