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succulent

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌkjʊl(ə)nt/

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Definition of succulent

adjective

  • 1(of food) tender, juicy, and tasty:a succulent steak
  • 2 Botany (of a plant, especially a xerophyte) having thick fleshy leaves or stems adapted to storing water: the ever-increasing popularity of succulent plants a low plant with slightly succulent leaves

noun

Botany
  • a succulent plant: a book on cacti and succulents

Derivatives

succulence

noun

succulently

adverb

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin succulentus, from succus 'juice'

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