HyperDic: succulent

English > 2 senses of the word succulent:
NOUNplantsucculenta plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
ADJECTIVEallsucculent, lushfull of juice
succulent > pronunciation
Soundssah'kyahlihnt
Rhymesament ... varmint: 39 rhymes with ihnt...
English > succulent: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningFull of juice.
Examples
  • "succulent roast beef"
  • "succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves"
Synonymlush
BroaderjuicyFull of juice
Spanishsuculento
Catalansuculent
Nounssucculencea juicy appetizingness
succulenta plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
English > succulent: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs.
NarrowerHottentot fig, Hottentot's fig, sour fig, Carpobrotus edulis, Mesembryanthemum edulelow-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
aloesucculent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers
cactusAny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
lithops, living stone, stoneface, stone-face, stone plant, stone life face, flowering stoneAny plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
living granite, living rock, stone mimicry plantHighly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite
livingstone daisy, Dorotheanthus bellidiformislow-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals
Broadervascular plant, tracheophytegreen plant having a vascular system
Spanishplanta carnosa
Catalanplanta carnosa
Adjectivessucculentfull of juice

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