The thick, clear and fragile integuments of the fertilized ovule differentiate into the thin, dark and protective seed coat during seed development.
A reporter described her as "a small, fragile woman, dark complexion, low in stature, girlish in look, her hair parted in the center and falling in ringlets behind -- looking... like a schoolgirl of 18".
By the time someone has done something that warrants a two-hour-plus major motion picture about his or her life and accomplishments, it's easy for filmmakers to gravitate toward brushing any dark, fragile moments under the rug.
Mr. Bothe's production is fairly routine: Brooklyn is a yellow wall, emblazoned with images of the Statue of Liberty, floating on a black stage hung with thousands of pictures: in short, a fragile shield against the dark power of memory.
Formalin/acetic acid/alcohol (FAA)–fixed leaves can also be used, but they usually do not clear easily because formalin tends to deposit pigments, which causes the leaf to become very dark and fragile.
Moore, now retired and in fragile health, takes a darker view.
It consisted of yellowish lobules of soft and fragile tissue divided by darker areas of haemorrhage and necrosis.
Tiny creatures, their eyes protected by dark patches, their fragile bodies connected to a maze of tubes, sleep in plastic cases, many under the glow of violet lights to cure jaundice.
He did not remind her unnecessarily of her sharp, small, dark child, his fragile skull still showing when she lost him, the pulses visible, beating beneath that fluttering baby skin.
