Adjective
vines weighted down with plump, succulent grapes
a buffet table set with an array of succulent roasts
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
There’s the one the players work in where the goal is to get to the second, succulent contract.—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 July 2024 Raspberry canes produce big yields of succulent berries when planted in full sun and rich, well-draining soil.—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024
Noun
Agave is a perennial succulent that can grow in a range of arid and semi-arid climates, from rocky, dry land to thick, brambly forest, from high, cool hillsides to hot, harsh valleys.—Chantal Martineau, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2015 This is an excellent time to propagate cactus and succulents, whether in the ground or containers.—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 18 July 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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