Succulent

(Adjective) juicy, pulpy;


(Noun) a plant with thick, fleshy and swollen stems and/or leaves, adapted to dry environments (e.g. Aloe, Cactaceae or Stapelia).


Fleshy, juicy, soft in texture and usually thickened.


Plant with thick, fleshy leaves and/or stems.


Plants having thick, fleshy leaves and/or stems.


Fleshy and full of juice.


The structure (leaf or stem) much thicker than in most plants; applied as a noun to a plant with succulent parts, especially leaves or stems.


Having thick leaves or stems to store water.


Fleshy, juicy, and thickened; a plant with those characteristics.


A plant which has evolved swollen organs, either stems or leaves, which store water and help it to survive in arid climates. The cacti include many extreme examples, as do the African euphorbias and the large mesembryanthemum tribe, but other plants show succulence to a lesser degree, as many orchids do in their pseudobulbs.


Thickened and fleshy or juicy.


 


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