Turgor is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 55 anagrams from letters in turgor (gorrtu).
1875-80; Late Latin, equivalent to Latin turg(ēre) to swell + -or -or1
We shall now investigate the change induced in a growing organ in the rate of growth by variation of turgor.
The movements of leaves of sensitive plants are caused by variation of turgor in the pulvinus induced by stimulus.
Increase of turgor induced by irrigation enhances the rate of growth.
In Mimosa, the responsive movement is brought about by a sudden diminution of turgor in the pulvinus.
A diminution of turgor may, on the other hand, be produced by withdrawal of water through plasmolysis.
I have already described (p. 40) the effects of variation of turgor on the motile pulvinus of Mimosa.
There is a diminution of turgor and contraction in the motile organ, resulting in the fall of leaf.
turgor may be increased by enhancing the rate of ascent of sap or by an artificial increase of internal hydrostatic pressure.
I shall now describe the influence of induced diminution of turgor on the rate of growth.
Restoration of turgor brings about recovery of the leaf to its normal erect position.