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exsuccous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɛksˈsʌkəs/

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adj

Meaning 1

Without juice or sap; completely dry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1658: For that tree seeming dead, will restore it self from the root, and its dry and exuccous leaves resume their verdure again — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 34)

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Latin exsuccus, from ex- + succus ‘juice’.