: a succulent plant (such as a cactus or an aloe)
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Examples of succulent in a Sentence
Adjective
vines weighted down with plump, succulent grapes
a buffet table set with an array of succulent roasts
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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
Enjoy an afternoon of live music and family-friendly, earth-centric activities, arts and crafts, face painting, succulent planting and pot decoration.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
To create this new purple colorway, the heating stops before reaching blue, leaving this succulent shade of purple.
De Bethune’s DB28XS is a marvel in modest sizing at 38.7mm while still incorporating the brand’s characteristic floating lug system and a random guilloché decoration on the dial.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
The menu embraces several cuts of beef and succulent, inches-thick lamb chops served with mint jelly.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
For a true Texas barbecue experience, stir in 1 cup of beef drippings to this sauce just before serving—this will really amp up that rich, smoky, succulent flavor.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
There are a few roasts, and succulent racks, as well.
—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
The result was a succulent, perfectly steamed piece of fish.
—Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The Desert Dome is divided geographically to house the palms, ferns, succulents, trees and cacti that are found in deserts in Madagascar, other parts of Africa, the Canary Islands, South America and North America.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
Potting mixes geared for cacti and succulents, or anything using ingredients that maintain good drainage, are helpful to avoid overwatering.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
The sidewalks are dotted by planters filled with blooming succulents.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Keep an eye out for more blooming succulents like the yucca, cholla cactus, hedgehog cactus, beavertail cactus, and Mojave mound cactus.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Visit the local garden shop and research annuals, roses and flowering succulents with hints of the color.
—Cameron Sullivan, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
Small succulents are often just a few dollars at a supermarket; try clustering two or three on a dining table.
—Jaime Stathis, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
But on Friday morning, Parker and her staff were surrounding a mini football with grass and succulents.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
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
Enjoy an afternoon of live music and family-friendly, earth-centric activities, arts and crafts, face painting, succulent planting and pot decoration.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
To create this new purple colorway, the heating stops before reaching blue, leaving this succulent shade of purple.
De Bethune’s DB28XS is a marvel in modest sizing at 38.7mm while still incorporating the brand’s characteristic floating lug system and a random guilloché decoration on the dial.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
The menu embraces several cuts of beef and succulent, inches-thick lamb chops served with mint jelly.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
For a true Texas barbecue experience, stir in 1 cup of beef drippings to this sauce just before serving—this will really amp up that rich, smoky, succulent flavor.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
There are a few roasts, and succulent racks, as well.
—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
The result was a succulent, perfectly steamed piece of fish.
—Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
Noun
It’s taken a decade, but Raul Rojas and Thomas Zamora have turned a Highland Park yard of hard dirt and junked cars into a lush expanse of native plants, succulents and vegetables.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The Desert Dome is divided geographically to house the palms, ferns, succulents, trees and cacti that are found in deserts in Madagascar, other parts of Africa, the Canary Islands, South America and North America.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
Potting mixes geared for cacti and succulents, or anything using ingredients that maintain good drainage, are helpful to avoid overwatering.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
The sidewalks are dotted by planters filled with blooming succulents.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Keep an eye out for more blooming succulents like the yucca, cholla cactus, hedgehog cactus, beavertail cactus, and Mojave mound cactus.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Visit the local garden shop and research annuals, roses and flowering succulents with hints of the color.
—Cameron Sullivan, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
Small succulents are often just a few dollars at a supermarket; try clustering two or three on a dining table.
—Jaime Stathis, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
But on Friday morning, Parker and her staff were surrounding a mini football with grass and succulents.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
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Copy CitationKids Definition
succulent
1 of 2 adjective
suc·cu·lent
ˈsək-yə-lənt 
1
a
: full of juice : juicy
succulent cherries
b
: moist and tasty
a succulent meal
c
: having fleshy tissues that conserve moisture
succulent plants
2
: rich in interest
a succulent book
succulently
adverb
succulent
2 of 2 noun
: a succulent plant (as a cactus or an aloe)
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