I. -nt adjective
Etymology: Latin succulentus, suculentus, from succus, sucus juice, sap; akin to Latin sugere to suck — more at suck
1.
a. : full of juice : juicy
roasted succulent fresh meat — Charles Rawlings
b. of a plant : having fleshy and juicy tissues
2. : full of vitality, freshness, or richness
• suc·cu·lent·ly adverb
II. noun
( -s )
1. : a succulent plant (as a cactus)
2. succulents plural : succulence 2