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- Dictionarysucculent/ˈsʌkjʊlənt/
adjective
- 1. (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty: "a succulent steak"
- 2. (of a plant, especially a xerophyte) having thick fleshy leaves or stems adapted to storing water: "the ever-increasing popularity of succulent plants"
noun
- 1. a succulent plant: "a book on cacti and succulents"
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The meaning of SUCCULENT is full of juice : juicy. How to use succulent in a sentence.
SUCCULENT definition: 1. Succulent food is pleasantly juicy: 2. a plant such as a cactus in which the leaves and stem…. Learn more.
Sep 26, 2024 · Succulent, any plant with thick fleshy tissues adapted to water storage. Some succulents, such as cacti, store water only in the stem and commonly lack leaves. Others, such as agaves and kalanchoes, store water mainly in the leaves. Learn more about succulent plants.
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 ...
Succulent means "juicy" and is often used to describe food. Think a succulent piece of meat, or berries so succulent you’re left sucking juice off your fingertips when you eat them.
1. abundant in juices; juicy. 2. (of plants) having thick fleshy leaves or stems. 3. informal. stimulating interest, desire, etc. noun. 4. a plant that is able to exist in arid or salty conditions by using water stored in its fleshy tissues.
SUCCULENT meaning: 1. Succulent food is pleasantly juicy: 2. a plant such as a cactus in which the leaves and stem…. Learn more.
Succulent plants have thickened stems, or leaves, such as this Aloe. In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word succulent comes from the Latin word sucus, meaning "juice" or "sap".
1. Full of juice or sap; juicy. 2. Botany Having thick, fleshy, water-storing leaves or stems. 3. Highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable: a succulent bit of gossip. n. Botany. A succulent plant, such as a sedum or cactus. [Latin succulentus, from succus, juice; see seuə- in Indo-European roots.] suc′cu·lence, suc′cu·len·cy n.
Definition of succulent adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
