Turgor

Turgor means the state of turgidity and resulting rigidity of cells or tissues, typically due to the absorption of fluid.

Hence, used in biology.

Turgor Media

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  Turgor pressure on plant cells diagram

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  A diagram contrasting a turgid cell with a flaccid one.

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  Ripe squirting cucumber, ready to explode

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  Tree growing out of rock in Coire Earb Whilst the image of a tree growing out of a crack in a hillside rock is familiar in the Scottish Highlands, this one is remarkable for the size and shape of its trunk - it's almost as if disguised to look like the rock.

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  SismonastiadelaMimosapudica

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  Shaggy ink caps bursting through asphalt due to high turgor pressure

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  Diagram of a pressure bomb