succulent

[ suhk-yuh-luhnt ]

adjective

1. full of juice; juicy.
2. rich in desirable qualities.
3. affording mental nourishment.
4. (of a plant) having fleshy and juicy tissues.

noun

1. a succulent plant, as a sedum or cactus.

succulent

/ ˈsʌkjʊlənt /

adjective

1. abundant in juices; juicy
2. (of plants) having thick fleshy leaves or stems
3. informal.
   stimulating interest, desire, etc

noun

1. a plant that is able to exist in arid or salty conditions by using water stored in its fleshy tissues

succulent

/ sŭk′yə-lənt /

1. Any of various plants having fleshy leaves or stems that store water. Cacti and the jade plant are succulents. Succulents are usually adapted to drier environments and display other characteristics that reduce water loss, such as waxy coatings on leaves and stems, fewer stomata than occur on other plants, and stout, rounded stems that minimize surface area.

Derived Forms

• ˈsucculently, adverb
• ˈsucculence, noun

Other Words From

• succu·lence succu·len·cy noun
• succu·lent·ly adverb
• un·succu·lent adjective
• un·succu·lent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of succulent¹

1595–1605; < Late Latin sūculentus, equivalent to Latin sūc ( us ), succus juice + -ulentus -ulent

Word History and Origins

Origin of succulent¹

C17: from Latin succulentus, from sūcus juice

Example Sentences

All its lusciousness is held within the meat itself, making each bite deliriously succulent.

From The Daily Beast

Wonderful sausage: dense, herb-spangled links that are more lean than fatty, but nevertheless emphatically succulent.

From The Daily Beast

Gloria is a role as succulent, meaty, and challenging as they come.

From The Daily Beast

Its inventor, Keizo Shimamoto, tells Marlow Stern the story of this succulent creation.

From The Daily Beast

Taking the time to source a quality product will result in a more succulent pork chop.

From The Daily Beast

Is a temporary ailment, caused by eating too freely of fresh and generally wet clover, or other succulent food.

From Project Gutenberg

The great plenty of herbage, and its succulent quality, produced this effect, proofs of which we have in our own climate.

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From where they sat at the mouth of the cavern they saw all three of their ponies cropping the succulent grass.

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Bumper was so busy filling his little stomach with green, succulent things that he scarcely noticed the other's hesitation.

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Which I unearthed, I soon cut two succulent slices: they suited me nicely.

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Related Words

• luscious
• moist
• tasty
• yummy