Difference between revisions of "Lax"
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| − | '''lax''' ( | + | '''lax''' ([[Category:Adjective]][[:Category:Adjective|adjective]]) – not taut, firm or compact, slack; typically applied to structures that are both [[loose]] and not [[adglutinate]], e. g., lax hyphae in a [[thallus]] [[medulla]], lax [[branch]]es of a [[pendulous]] ''Usnea'' thallus. ''Related terms:'' [[compact]], [[dense]]. |
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lax (adjective) – not taut, firm or compact, slack; typically applied to structures that are both loose and not adglutinate, e. g., lax hyphae in a thallus medulla, lax branches of a pendulous Usnea thallus. Related terms: compact, dense.
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