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Webster 1913 Edition

Succulent

Suc′cu-lent

,
Adj.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Succulent

SUC'CULENT

,
Adj.
[L. succulentus, from succus, juice.] Full of juice; juicy. Succulent plants are such as have a juicy and soft stem, as distinguished from such as are ligneous,hard and dry. Thus the grasses are succulent herbs, as are peas,beans and the like.

Definition 2024

succulent

succulent

English

Adjective

succulent ‎(comparative more succulent, superlative most succulent)

  1. juicy or lush
  2. interesting or delectable
  3. (botany) having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water

Translations

Noun

succulent ‎(plural succulents)

  1. a succulent plant (such as cactus)

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

succulent m ‎(feminine singular succulente, masculine plural succulents, feminine plural succulentes)

  1. succulent (all senses)

Etymology

From French succulent, from Latin succulentus.

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