: a succulent plant (such as a cactus or an aloe)
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Adjective
vines weighted down with plump, succulent grapes
a buffet table set with an array of succulent roasts
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
There will also be awards given to gardeners and horticulturists in various categories such as best cactus, best succulent, best Baja plant and best educational display.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
There are some special exceptions: some plants, notably African violets, orchids, and succulents, dislike having moisture sit on their leaves.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
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Adjective
Soil Plant in well-draining potting medium, such as a succulent mix.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
There will also be awards given to gardeners and horticulturists in various categories such as best cactus, best succulent, best Baja plant and best educational display.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
Noun
Combinations of colorful succulents, as well as the many aloe and agave species, make reliable and low-maintenance container gardens, too.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
There are some special exceptions: some plants, notably African violets, orchids, and succulents, dislike having moisture sit on their leaves.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for succulent
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“Succulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/succulent. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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succulent
1 of 2 adjective
suc·cu·lent
ˈsək-yə-lənt 
1
a
: full of juice : juicy
succulent cherries
b
: moist and tasty
a succulent meal
c
: having fleshy tissues that conserve moisture
succulent plants
2
: rich in interest
a succulent book
succulently
adverb
succulent
2 of 2 noun
: a succulent plant (as a cactus or an aloe)
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