SUCCULENT


Meaning of SUCCULENT in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 juicy; palatable. 2 colloq. desirable. 3 Bot. (of a plant, its leaves, or stems) thick and fleshy.

n. Bot. a succulent plant, esp. a cactus. succulence n. succulently adv.

[ L succulentus f. succus juice ]

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