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Succulent

SUC'CULENT, a. [L. succulentus, from succus, juice.] Full of juice; juicy. Succulent plants are such as have a juicy and soft stem, as distinguished from such as are ligneous,hard and dry. Thus the grasses are...

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SUC'CULENT, a. [L. succulentus, from succus, juice.] Full of juice; juicy. Succulent plants are such as have a juicy and soft stem, as distinguished from such as are ligneous,hard and dry. Thus the grasses are succulent herbs, as are peas,beans and the like.

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