succulent |ˈsəkyələnt|adjective (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty.
• Botany (of a plant, esp. a xerophyte) having thick fleshy leaves or stems adapted to storing water.
noun Botany a succulent plant.
DERIVATIVES succulence |ˈsəkjələns| noun succulently |ˈsəkjələntli| adverb
ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin succulentus, from succus ‘juice.’
baby cucumbers and herbs
terrarium side view
& from the top
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