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What does turgescent mean?

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Adjective
  1. Becoming turgid or swollen.
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This indicates the firm appression of the plasma membrane to the cell wall, which is typical of a turgescent cell.
Peppers del piquillo of Lodosa possess a turgescent texture, without being hard.
The bloom of the grapes is preserved, the seeds are discernible against the light, and the stem is turgescent.
Consequently water has a tendency to penetrate the cellular walls of plants, to distend the cells and render them turgescent.
Young osmotic cells appear swollen and turgescent, whereas old ones become flaccid, relaxed, and wrinkled.
Only Saturn's precious and philosophical stone, like a turgescent lingam, outlines positively the vital and primitive principle, which springs out of the elements.

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