SUCCULENT


Meaning of SUCCULENT in English

■ adjective

1》 (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty.

2》 Botany (of a plant, especially a xerophyte) having thick fleshy leaves or stems adapted to storing water.

■ noun Botany a ~ plant.

Derivatives

succulence noun

~ly adverb

Origin

C17: from L. ~us , from succus 'juice'.

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