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suc⋅cu⋅lent

  [suhk-yuh-luhnt]
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–adjective
1. full of juice; juicy.
2. rich in desirable qualities.
3. affording mental nourishment.
4. (of a plant) having fleshy and juicy tissues.
–noun
5. a succulent plant, as a sedum or cactus.
Origin:
1595–1605; < LL sūculentus, equiv. to L sūc(us), succus juice + -ulentus -ulent

Related forms:
suc⋅cu⋅lence, suc⋅cu⋅len⋅cy, noun
suc⋅cu⋅lent⋅ly, adverb
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suc·cu·lent   (sŭk'yə-lənt)   
adj.  

  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-2 in Indo-European roots.]
suc'cu·lence, suc'cu·len·cy n., suc'cu·lent·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

succulent 
1601, from Fr. succulent, from L. succulentus "having juice," from succus "juice, sap;" related to sugere "to suck," and cognate with O.E. sucan "to suck" (see suck).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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