Hypertext Webster Gateway: "succulent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Succulent \Suc"cu*lent\, a. [L. succulentus, suculentus, fr.
succus, sucus, juice; perhaps akin to E. suck: cf. F.
succulent.]
Full of juice; juicy.
{Succulent} plants (Bot.), plants which have soft and juicy
leaves or stems, as the houseleek, the live forever, and
the species of Mesembryanthemum.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
succulent
adj : full of juice; "lush fruits"; "succulent roast beef";
"succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves" [syn: {lush}]
n : a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by
fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
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