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   succulent

   /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"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin succulentus, from succus ‘juice’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. succulence noun
   • 2. succulently adverb

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