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flesh·y

   [flesh-ee]
adjective, flesh·i·er, flesh·i·est.
1.
having much flesh; plump; fat.
2.
consisting of or resembling flesh.
3.
Botany. consisting of fleshlike substance; pulpy, as a fruit; thick and tender, as a succulent leaf.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English; see flesh, -y1

Related forms
flesh·i·ly, adjective
flesh·i·ness, noun

Can be confused: fleshly, fleshy.
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Fleshy is always a great word to know.
So is nonvascular plants. Does it mean:
plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally
ovules which are unenclosed, forming on cones or stalks
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World English Dictionary
fleshy (ˈflɛʃɪ)
 
—adj , fleshier, fleshiest
1.  fat; plump
2.  related to or resembling flesh
3.  botany (of some fruits, leaves, etc) thick and pulpy
 
'fleshiness
 
—n

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fleshy
"plump," mid-14c., from flesh + -y (2).
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