Adjective
vines weighted down with plump, succulent grapes
a buffet table set with an array of succulent roasts
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Adjective
Cactus and succulent group holds spring show The Palomar Cactus & Succulent Society holds its annual Spring Show & Sale from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27 at the Park Avenue Community Center, 210 E. Park Ave.—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024 Plenty of succulent varieties are naturally small, but the baby versions are about the size of your thumbnail.—Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for succulent
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Latin suculentus, from sucus juice, sap; perhaps akin to Latin sugere to suck — more at suck
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