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The definition of succulent is something tender, tasty and delicious, or a plant with thick and fleshy leaves.

(adjective)

A delicious, perfectly cooked pot roast is an example of something that would be described as a succulent meal.
A cactus is an example of a plant that would be described as a succulent plant.

See succulent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

full of juice; juicy
full of interest, vigor, etc.; not dry or dull
Bot. having thick, fleshy tissues for storing water, as a cactus

Origin: L succulentus < sucus, juice: see suck

noun

a succulent plant

Related Forms:

succulence noun or succulency
succulently adverb

See succulent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Full of juice or sap; juicy.
Botany Having thick, fleshy, water-storing leaves or stems.
Highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable: a succulent bit of gossip.

noun
Botany

A succulent plant, such as a sedum or cactus.

Origin:

Origin: Latin succulentus

Origin: , from succus, juice; see seuə-² in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

sucˈcu·lence, sucˈcu·len·cy noun

sucˈcu·lent·ly adverb

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