turgescent
adjective
becoming swollen; swelling.
turgescence
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a word derived from
turgescent.
Example Sentences
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In his discussion on growth it is interesting to find the idea of turgescence supplying the motive force for extension.
From Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History by Sir Francis Darwin
The growth or rapid turgescence takes place, according to the same p. 9writer, at the pace of one millimetre in three minutes.
From Springtime and Other Essays by Sir Francis Darwin
It is in youth that this turgescence and clearness are most evident.
From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Alexander Walker
Now it is in vain to talk of contractions, of spasms, of turgescence; all this evidently fails to reach the case of the St.-Médard succors.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 by Various
Wiesner denies in certain cases the accuracy of De Vries' conclusion about turgescence, and maintains*** that the increased extensibility of the cell-walls is the more important element.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
