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Definition of Turgescent
1. a. Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing big.
Definition of Turgescent
1. Adjective. Becoming turgid or swollen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Turgescent
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Turgescent
1. Denoting tumescence. Synonym: turgescent. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turgescent
Literary usage of Turgescent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1889)
"... made: (1) On the change of shape in turgescent pith. By Miss A. BATESON,
Newnham College, and F. DARWIN, MA, Christ's College. ..."
2. Practical Physiology of Plants by Francis Darwin, Edward Hamilton Acton (1909)
"... which consists in turgescent tissues may be made in summer or spring on any
rapidly growing juicy shoot, ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1892)
"The manner in which Hofmeister compared the mechanics of multicellular and
acellular parts was curious; nowadays we compare the turgescent pith of a growing ..."
4. Lectures on the Physiology of Plants by Julius Sachs (1887)
"extended by the turgescent parenchyma, and even in the irritated state after the
contraction there still exists a similar though much feebler tension. ..."
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