SUCCULENT


Meaning of SUCCULENT in English

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

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