Succulent

Word SUCCULENT
Character 9
Hyphenation suc cu lent
Pronunciations /ˈsʌkjələnt/

Definitions and meanings of "Succulent"

What do we mean by succulent?

Full of juice or sap; juicy. adjective

Having thick, fleshy, water-storing leaves or stems. adjective

Highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable. adjective

A succulent plant, such as a sedum or cactus. noun

Full of juice; specifically, in botany, juicy; thick and fleshy: noting plants that have the stems or leaves thick or fleshy and juicy, as in the houseleek and live-for-ever, the orders Cactaceæ, Crassulaceæ, etc.

Hence Figuratively, affording mental sustenance; not dry.

Full of juice; juicy. adjective

Plants (Bot.), plants which have soft and juicy leaves or stems, as the houseleek, the live forever, and the species of Mesembryanthemum. adjective

Juicy or lush adjective

Interesting or delectable adjective

Having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water adjective

A succulent plant (such as cactus) noun

Full of juice adjective

A plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs noun

A succulent plant.

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The word "succulent" in example sentences

This crazy succulent is one I overwintered in the garage under growlights. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These shrub species are sometimes called succulent desert shrubs to distinguish them from shrubs such as creosotebush typically found in the drier Chihuahuan Basins and Playas (24a). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Oh yeah - not thrilled about the word succulent, either. ❋ Unknown (2007)

American desert, the so-called succulent desert of southern Arizona and northern Mexico. ❋ Ellsworth Huntington (1911)

Like so many South African plants, this perennial is succulent, which is why it needs far less water than most other houseplants. ❋ Unknown (2011)

-- Being unable to articulate a definition of the word "succulent," which forms the basis of his vocabulary lesson. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you look up the word "succulent" in the dictionary, it has your picture of that pot roast! ❋ Kalyn Denny (2008)

As to what all this looked like and how it tasted, well, you can't eat metaphors, and if I ever use words such as "succulent," shoot me, but suffice it to say that I remember thinking as I walked into the night: If the Roman emperors can be said to have missed out on anything, it was this. ❋ Tosches, Nick (2007)

Julia had that particular kind of succulent charm — bright, dotty, soft, eager, acquiescent, flattering, impudent — that is specially, it seems, produced for the delight of Anglo-Saxon manhood. ❋ Waugh, Evelyn (1998)

The term "succulent" is applied to Cactuses because of the large proportion of cellular tissue, i.e., flesh, of their stems, as compared with the woody portion. ❋ W. Watson (N/A)

Topical Question of the Week - An Italian food writer was recently suspended from a TV cooking show after recommending a "succulent" stewed cat recipe. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Locals eat at these no-menu bars, peering through glass to select dishes such as succulent veal meatballs, rich artichoke lasagna and delicate tiramisu. ❋ By MARY ELLEN GILLILAND Special To The Daily (2009)

But so too was nature: the aloes, agaves and other "succulent" plants in their garden had acted as a fire retardant, stopping the blaze in its tracks. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"Chicken flesh and skin possess what we've determined to be an entirely unique collection of umami stimulants, the" succulent "or" savory "substances normally found in meats, some mushrooms, fish and so forth. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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