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Definitions for: Succulent [n] a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
[adj] full of juice; "lush fruits"; "succulent roast beef"; "succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: juicy, lush
See Also: aloe, cactus, Carpobrotus edulis, Dorotheanthus bellidiformis, flowering stone, Hottentot fig, Hottentot's fig, lithops, living granite, living rock, living stone, livingstone daisy, Mesembryanthemum edule, sour fig, stone life face, stone mimicry plant, stone plant, stoneface, tracheophyte, vascular plant
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