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succulence

American  
[suhk-yuh-luhns] / ˈsʌk jə ləns /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being succulent; a specific element or part of something that is particularly succulent.


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Peking duck gets its succulence from that bird’s fatty nature.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 24, 2025

“The Gilded Age” has always plied high-toned melodrama as its chief asset, but Season 3 ripens the starched formality of previous episodes into succulence.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2025

Moving from a diet of meadow bugs and worms to a mash of corn flour and milk in its final sedentary weeks, this revered Gallic bird acquires a unique muscular succulence.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2024

By mid-May, I’ll be granted the patience required of actual recipes, taking my time to explore asparagus’s nuances beyond its fresh and grassy succulence.

From Seattle Times May 21, 2023

There may the wild turkey be seen, in all the perfection of size, succulence, and savour.

From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Mayne Reid

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