succulent C1 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈsʌkjələnt/ See IPA manual Freq #29409 Meanings 1 adj Full of juice and very pleasant to eat. We had succulent slices of roast lamb for dinner. 2 adj (of a plant) having thick, fleshy leaves or stems that store water. Cacti and other succulent plants thrive in the desert. 3 noun A plant with thick, fleshy leaves or stems that store water, suited to dry places. She decorated her windowsill with a row of tiny succulents. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · full of juice and very... lush Word family Forms succulents Etymology AI details Borrowed from French succulent, from Latin succulentus. succulent French succulentus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # succulent **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌkjələnt/ **Frequency rank:** 29409 ## Meanings 1. Full of juice and very pleasant to eat. 2. (of a plant) having thick, fleshy leaves or stems that store water. 3. A plant with thick, fleshy leaves or stems that store water, suited to dry places. ## Examples - We had succulent slices of roast lamb for dinner. - Cacti and other succulent plants thrive in the desert. - She decorated her windowsill with a row of tiny succulents. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: succulent - Root: succulentus ## Etymology Borrowed from French succulent, from Latin succulentus. ## AI Etymology Succulent is borrowed from French succulent, from Latin succulentus. In present-day use, it can mean full of juice and very pleasant to eat, or having thick, fleshy leaves or stems that store water. ## Topics - Food & Drink - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown