turgor
pronunciation
How to pronounce turgor in British English:
UK ['tɜ:gə]
How to pronounce turgor in American English:
US ['tɜgə]
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- Noun:
- (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
Word Origin
- turgor (n.)
- 1857, from medical Latin turgor, from Latin turgere "to swell" (see turgid).
Example
- 1. If the plant received too little water , turgor pressure decreases and the plant wilts .
- 2. Water is incompressible so that it provides hydroskeleton in earthworm and turgor potential in plants .
- 3. Pollen sterile blossoms lack normal turgor and hence the physiological changes conditioning authesis are delayed in development .
- 4. Growth is a function of turgor .
- 5. The turgor of his shoulder was a result of working too hard .