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Definition of succulent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

succulent

adjective
 
/ˈsʌkjələnt/
 
/ˈsʌkjələnt/
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  1. (approving) (of fruit, vegetables and meat) containing a lot of juice and tasting good synonym juicy
    • a succulent pear/steak
  2. (specialist) (of plants) having leaves and stems that are thick and contain a lot of water
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin succulentus, from succus ‘juice’.
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