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flesh·y
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ˈflɛʃ
i
/
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flesh
-ee
]
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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
,
-y
1
Related forms
flesh·i·ly,
adjective
flesh·i·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
fleshly
,
fleshy.
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally
phase in plant life which starts with a zygote produced by sexual reproduction
ovules which are unenclosed, forming on cones or stalks
female reproductive organ which produces eggs in bryophytes, ferns and most gymnosperms
green coloring of leaves and plants needed for photosynthesis
method of forming complex organic materials using sunlight as energy source
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
fleshy
"plump," mid-14c., from
flesh
+
-y
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
And it is easy to extract fresh water from some larger,
fleshy
ones.
The two little
fleshy
horns on his forehead didn't make him especially
interesting.
They are
fleshy
and proud, celebrating their girth, reveling in it.
The time that it takes for her hand to shape itself into a claw and grab hold
of the
fleshy
part of my throat, lasts an eternity.
Oriental poppy grows from a
fleshy
taproot and is not a good candidate for dividing.
The hemispheres flopped away from each other, two identical slabs of
fleshy
neurons.
The hyphae also give rise to new fruiting bodies, the
fleshy
, capped structures that produce spores and are harvested as crops.
Dinosaurs have traditionally been depicted with their
fleshy
nostrils positioned toward the back of their bony noses.
It's pink and
fleshy
-looking, as if it hasn't quite fully healed.
Fleshy
fruit, or soft mast, is a key food resource for wildlife.
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