SUCCULENT

lush, succulent

(adjective) tender and full of juice; “lush fruits”; “succulent roast beef”; “succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves”

succulent

(noun) a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

succulent (comparative more succulent, superlative most succulent)

Juicy or lush.

Luscious or delectable.

(botany) Having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water.

Noun

succulent (plural succulents)

A succulent plant.

Hyponyms: cactus, dragon tree

Source: Wiktionary


Suc"cu*lent, a. Etym: [L. succulentus, suculentus, fr. succus, sucus, juice; perhaps akin to E. suck: cf. F. succulent.]

Definition: Full of juice; juicy. Succulent plants (Bot.), plants which have soft and juicy leaves or stems, as the houseleek, the live forever, and the species of Mesembryanthemum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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