succulent

succulent
Synonyms and related words:
agreeable, algae, ambrosial, autophyte, baccate, bean, bracken, brown algae, climber, comestible, conferva, confervoid, creeper, dainty, delectable, delicate, delicious, delightful, diatom, doughy, eatable, edible, esculent, exciting, exquisite, fern, flabby, flavorsome, fleshy, flowing, fluent, fluid, fluidal, fluidic, fluxible, fluxile, fluxional, fluxionary, fruits and vegetables, fucus, fungus, good, good to eat, good-tasting, grapevine, green algae, gulfweed, gustable, gusty, herb, heterophyte, interesting, inviting, ivy, juicy, kelp, kosher, legume, lentil, liana, lichen, likable, liquid, liquidy, lively, liverwort, luscious, lush, macerated, masticated, mold, moss, mouth-watering, mushroom, mushy, nectareous, nectarous, nice, of gourmet quality, palatable, parasite, parasitic plant, pasty, pea, perthophyte, phytoplankton, piquant, pithy, planktonic algae, plant families, pleasing, provocative, provoking, puffball, pulpal, pulpar, pulped, pulplike, pulpy, pulse, racy, readable, red algae, rich, rockweed, runny, rust, sapid, sappy, saprophyte, sargasso, sargassum, savorous, savory, scrumptious, sea lentil, sea moss, sea wrack, seaweed, smut, soft, spicy, spongy, squashy, squelchy, squishy, stimulating, tantalizing, tasty, thought-challenging, thought-inspiring, thought-provoking, tickling, titillating, toadstool, toothsome, vetch, vine, watery, wort, wrack, yummy

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  • succulent — succulent, ente [ sykylɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • v. 1500; lat. succulentus, de sucus « suc » 1 ♦ Bot. Plante succulente, dont les tissus charnus sont riches en eau. 2 ♦ Qui a une saveur délicieuse. ⇒ délicieux, excellent, exquis, savoureux. Elle « le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Succulent — Suc cu*lent, a. [L. succulentus, suculentus, fr. succus, sucus, juice; perhaps akin to E. suck: cf. F. succulent.] Full of juice; juicy. [1913 Webster] {Succulent} plants (Bot.), plants which have soft and juicy leaves or stems, as the houseleek …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Succulent — Suc cu*lent, a. [L. succulentus, suculentus, fr. succus, sucus, juice; perhaps akin to E. suck: cf. F. succulent.] Full of juice; juicy. [1913 Webster] {Succulent} plants (Bot.), plants which have soft and juicy leaves or stems, as the houseleek …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • succulent — Succulent, [succul]ente. adj. Qui a bien du suc, & qui est fort nourrissant: il ne se dit que des aliments. Viande succulente. boüillon succulent. potage succulent …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • succulent — succulent, ente (su ku lan, lan t ) adj. 1°   En parlant des aliments, qui a beaucoup de suc, très nourrissant. Bouillon, potage succulent. •   La maturité des fruits succulents dont ils [les becfigues] portent le nom, BUFF. Ois. t. IX, p. 274.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • succulent — c.1600, from Fr. succulent, from L. succulentus having juice, from succus juice, sap; related to sugere to suck, and cognate with O.E. sucan to suck (see SUCK (Cf. suck)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • succulent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty. 2) Botany (of a plant) having thick fleshy leaves or stems adapted to storing water. ► NOUN Botany ▪ a succulent plant. DERIVATIVES succulence noun succulently adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • succulent — [suk′yo͞o lənt] adj. [L succulentus < sucus, juice: see SUCK] 1. full of juice; juicy 2. full of interest, vigor, etc.; not dry or dull 3. Bot. having thick, fleshy tissues for storing water, as a cactus n. a succulent plant succulence n.… …   English World dictionary

  • Succulent — (v. lat.), 1) saftig, saftreich, saftvoll; 2) nahrhaft, kräftig …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Succulent — (vom lat. succus, Saft), saftreich, kräftig; Succulenz, Saftfülle, Nahrhaftigkeit …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • succulent — index palatable, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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