Turgor
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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
Turgor pressure on plant cells diagram
A diagram contrasting a turgid cell with a flaccid one.
Ripe squirting cucumber, ready to explode
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.
- SismonastiadelaMimosapudica
Shaggy ink caps bursting through asphalt due to high turgor pressure
Diagram of a pressure bomb
