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succulent adjective [ ˈsʌkjʊl(ə)nt ]

• (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty.
• "a succulent steak"
Similar: juicy, moist, luscious, lush, fleshy, pulpy, soft, tender, fresh, ripe, choice, mouth-watering, appetizing, flavoursome, flavourful, tasty, delicious, delectable, palatable, toothsome, scrumptious, scrummy, yummy, finger-licking, delish, moreish, peng, ambrosial, ambrosian, nectareous, nectarean, comestible, flavorous, sapid,
Opposite: dry, shrivelled, unappetizing,
• (of a plant, especially a xerophyte) having thick fleshy leaves or stems adapted to storing water.
• "the ever-increasing popularity of succulent plants"

succulent noun

• a succulent plant.
• "a book on cacti and succulents"
Origin: early 17th century: from Latin succulentus, from succus ‘juice’.


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