succulency
Americannoun
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In certain characters, such as dwarfness of stature, hairiness, &c., the species from the most distant mountains frequently resemble each other,—a kind of analogy like that for instance of the succulency of most desert plants.
From The Foundations of the Origin of Species Two Essays written in 1842 and 1844 by Sir Francis Darwin
Jaffery rails at me for a Sybarite and what not, but I have never seen him refuse viands on account of succulency or wine on account of flavour.
From Jaffery by William John Locke
They were evidently very well off, yet they preferred to eat their mid‑day meal in the kitchen, which was immense; and so was the mid-day meal—and of a succulency!...
From The Martian by George Du Maurier
For cow feed it would have about three-fourths the amount of digestible nutrients as green alfalfa, but would have an added value on account of its succulency.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson
The sound of her grazing is appetizing; the grass betrays all its sweetness and succulency in parting under her sickle.
From In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs by John Burroughs
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