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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : suhk-yuh-luh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌk yə lənt |
Definition of succulent
Origin :- c.1600, from French succulent, from Latin succulentus "having juice," from succus "juice, sap;" related to sugere "to suck," and cognate with Old English sucan "to suck" (see suck).
- adj juicy, delicious
- This prairie was entirely covered with a growth of succulent grass.
- Extract from : « The Hunters of the Ozark » by Edward S. Ellis
- By the teeth of her very cats did she evolve her succulent clover.
- Extract from : « Old Familiar Faces » by Theodore Watts-Dunton
- You are such a succulent woman, and yet you have no taste for anything.
- Extract from : « Foma Gordyeff » by Maxim Gorky
- Many a spring had decked its twigs with tender, succulent green.
- Extract from : « Jewish Literature and Other Essays » by Gustav Karpeles
- She provided her, at a risible charge, with succulent meals.
- Extract from : « The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol » by William J. Locke
- Our water is out, and we chew the succulent slices of the cactus.
- Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid
- Succulent plants are full of juice; as, the stalk of the sugar cane.
- Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins
- The grasses of the Yellow Stone Valley are tender and succulent.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 » by Various
- Just now we are going down to the lake to feed the swans with the succulent bun.
- Extract from : « April's Lady » by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
- Which I unearthed, I soon cut two succulent slices: they suited me nicely.
- Extract from : « Amphitryon » by Moliere
Synonyms for succulent
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