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tur·gor
(tûr′gər, -gôr′)n.
The normal fullness or tension produced by the fluid content of living cells or of blood vessels and capillaries: leaves that have lost turgor.
[Late Latin, from Latin turgēre, to be swollen.]
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turgor
(ˈtɜːɡə)n
(Botany) the normal rigid state of a cell, caused by pressure of the cell contents against the cell wall or membrane. See also turgor pressure
[C19: from Late Latin: a swelling, from Latin turgēre to swell]
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tur•gor
(ˈtɜr gər)n.
1. the normal distention or rigidity of plant cells, resulting from the pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell walls.
2. the state of being swollen or distended.
[1875–80; < Late Latin, = Latin turg(ēre) to swell + -or -or1]
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turgor
The internal tension that keeps a non-woody plant upright, created by the pressure of water in its tissues.
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Noun | 1. | turgor - (biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms |
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tur·gor
n. turgor.
1. distensión;
2. tensión celular normal.
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