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turgor
tur·gor [ túrgər ]


noun 
Definition:
 
rigidity of living cells: the normal rigid state of plant cells, caused by outward pressure of the water content of each cell on its membrane
[Late 19th century. < late Latin< Latin turgere "swell"]
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