succulent
IPA: sˈʌkjʌɫɪnt
noun
- A succulent plant.
adjective
- Juicy or lush.
- Luscious or delectable.
- (botany) Having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water.
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Examples of "succulent" in Sentences
- The stems are stout and succulent.
- The leaves are succulent and spoon shaped.
- About 850 species are succulent in the strictest sense.
- The fauna in the succulent karoo biome is quite diverse.
- The vegetation is dominated by the succulent plant Pig Face.
- The succulent fruits of the hoho are especially sought after.
- In succulent species, the leaves are mostly small and short lived.
- His fields of specialization were the Bromeliads and succulent plants.
- The fruit is a succulent berry with a thick rind, the size of a small lime.
- The leaves are up to 40mm in length and are succulent, linear and flattened.