suc·cu·lent (s k y -lnt)adj. 1. Full of juice or sap; juicy. 2. Botany Having thick, fleshy, water-storing leaves or stems. 3. Highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable: a succulent bit of gossip. n. Botany A succulent plant, such as a sedum or cactus. [Latin succulentus, from succus, juice; see seu -2 in Indo-European roots.]suc cu·lence, succu·len·cy n.suc cu·lent·ly adv. |
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