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succulent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Succulent \Suc"cu*lent\, a. [L. succulentus suculentus fr succus, sucus, juice; perhaps akin to E. suck: cf F. succulent.] Full of juice; juicy. {Succulent} plants (Bot.), plants which have soft and juicy leaves or stems, as the houseleek, the live forever, and the species of Mesembryanthemum. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: succulent adj : full of juice; "lush fruits"; "succulent roast beef"; "succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves" [syn: {lush}] n : a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
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