[suc.cu.lent] adj [L suculentus, fr. sucus juice, sap; perh. akin to L sugere to suck--more at suck] (1601) 1 a: full of juice: juicy b: moist and tasty: toothsome c of a plant: having fleshy tissues that conserve moisture
2: rich in interest -- suc.cu.lent.ly adv
[2]succulent n (1825): a succulent plant (as a cactus)