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succulent

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsʌkjələnt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Juicy or lush.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Luscious or delectable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A succulent plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

full of juice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • lush fruits
  • succulent roast beef
  • succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lush

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vascular plant, tracheophyte

Narrower terms: Hottentot fig, Hottentot's fig, sour fig, Carpobrotus edulis, Mesembryanthemum edule, livingstone daisy, Dorotheanthus bellidiformis, lithops, living stone, stoneface, stone-face, stone plant, stone life face, flowering stone, living granite, living rock, stone mimicry plant, cactus, aloe

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French succulent, from Latin succulentus.

Across languages

Translations

87 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: lëngshëm — juicy or lush
  • Albanian: njomësht — juicy or lush
  • Armenian: հյութեղ (hyutʻeġ) — juicy or lush
  • Breton: chugonus — juicy or lush
  • Bulgarian: сочен (sočen) — juicy or lush
  • Bulgarian: месест (mesest) — juicy or lush
  • Catalan: suculent — juicy or lush
  • Dutch: sappig — juicy or lush
  • Dutch: succulent — juicy or lush
  • Dutch: saprijk — juicy or lush
  • Finnish: mehevä — juicy or lush
  • Finnish: mehukas — juicy or lush
  • French: succulent — juicy or lush
  • German: saftig — juicy or lush
  • Ido: sukoza — juicy or lush
  • Irish: súmhar — juicy or lush
  • Italian: sugoso — juicy or lush
  • Latin: succulentus — juicy or lush
  • Macedonian: со́чен (sóčen) — juicy or lush
  • Macedonian: вку́сен (vkúsen) — juicy or lush
  • Māori: ngaore — juicy or lush
  • Māori: tuawhiti — juicy or lush
  • Māori: tuawhitu — juicy or lush
  • Plautdietsch: sauftich — juicy or lush
  • Polish: soczysty — juicy or lush
  • Portuguese: suculento — juicy or lush
  • Russian: со́чный (sóčnyj) — juicy or lush
  • Spanish: suculento — juicy or lush
  • Ukrainian: сокови́тий (sokovýtyj) — juicy or lush
  • Welsh: suddlon — juicy or lush
  • Bulgarian: привлека́телен (privlekátelen) — interesting or delectable
  • Dutch: sappig — interesting or delectable
  • Finnish: mehukas — interesting or delectable
  • Finnish: mehevä — interesting or delectable
  • Māori: tuawhiti — interesting or delectable
  • Breton: druz — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Bulgarian: сукуле́нтен (sukulénten) — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Catalan: suculent — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Czech: sukulentní — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Danish: sukkulent — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Dutch: succulent — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Dutch: vetplant — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Finnish: mehevä — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Finnish: möyheä — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • French: succulent — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • French: succulente — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • French: gras — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • French: grasse — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • German: sukkulent — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Hebrew: בשרני (basrani) — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Irish: súmhar — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Macedonian: со́чен (sóčen) — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Macedonian: ме́сест (mésest) — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Polish: mięsisty — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Polish: soczysty — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Portuguese: suculento — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Russian: мясистый (mjasistyj) — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Russian: со́чный (sóčnyj) — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Spanish: suculento — botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
  • Bulgarian: сукуле́нт (sukulént) — a succulent plant
  • Catalan: planta suculenta — a succulent plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多肉植物 (duōròuzhíwù) — a succulent plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多肉 (duōròu) — a succulent plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肉質植物 /肉质植物 (ròuzhìzhíwù) — a succulent plant
  • Czech: sukulent — a succulent plant
  • Dutch: vetplant — a succulent plant
  • Dutch: succulent — a succulent plant
  • Finnish: mehikasvi — a succulent plant
  • French: succulente — a succulent plant
  • French: plante grasse — a succulent plant
  • German: Sukkulente — a succulent plant
  • German: Fettpflanze — a succulent plant
  • Irish: planda súmhar — a succulent plant
  • Irish: súmharán — a succulent plant
  • Italian: pianta grassa — a succulent plant
  • Japanese: 多肉植物 (tanikushokubutsu) — a succulent plant
  • Korean: 다육식물 (dayuksingmul) — a succulent plant
  • Macedonian: со́чник (sóčnik) — a succulent plant
  • Portuguese: suculenta — a succulent plant
  • Russian: суккуле́нт (sukkulént) — a succulent plant
  • Spanish: suculenta — a succulent plant
  • Spanish: planta suculenta — a succulent plant
  • Swedish: suckulent — a succulent plant
  • Turkish: sukulent bitki — a succulent plant
  • Vietnamese: cây mọng nước — a succulent plant
  • Welsh: planhigyn suddlon — a succulent plant
  • Welsh: suglys — a succulent plant
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