Succulent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

full of juice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌkjʊlənt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌkjʊlənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌkjʊlənt/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌkjʊlənt/.

Examples

lush fruits
succulent roast beef
succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lush

Parts of Speech

noun	a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
adjective	full of juice “lush fruits”

Word Forms

succulent	adjective	full of juice
succulent	noun	a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
succulence	noun	a juicy appetizingness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

saftig

eine Pflanze, die an trockene Bedingungen angepasst ist und sich durch fleischige wasserspeichernde Gewebe auszeichnet, die als Wasserreservoir fungieren

🇪🇸Spanish

suculento

una planta adaptada a condiciones áridas y caracterizada por tejidos carnosos que almacenan agua y actúan como reservorios de agua.

🇮🇹Italian

succulento

una pianta adattata alle condizioni aride e caratterizzata da tessuti carnosi che immagazzinano l'acqua che fungono da serbatoi d'acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

sappig

een plant die is aangepast aan droge omstandigheden en wordt gekenmerkt door vlezige wateropslagweefsels die fungeren als waterreservoirs

🇵🇹Portuguese

suculento

uma planta adaptada a condições áridas e caracterizada por tecidos carnudos que armazenam água que atuam como reservatórios de água

🇷🇺Russian

сочный

растение, приспособленное к засушливым условиям и характеризующееся мясистыми, запасающими воду тканями, которые действуют как резервуары для воды.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रसीला

एक पौधा जो शुष्क परिस्थितियों के लिए अनुकूलित होता है और इसकी विशेषता मांसल जल-संचय करने वाले ऊतक होते हैं जो जल भंडार के रूप में कार्य करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

রসালো

একটি উদ্ভিদ শুষ্ক অবস্থার সাথে অভিযোজিত এবং মাংসল জল-সঞ্চয়কারী টিস্যু দ্বারা চিহ্নিত যা জলের জলাধার হিসাবে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சதைப்பற்றுள்ள

ஒரு ஆலை வறண்ட நிலைகளுக்கு ஏற்றது மற்றும் நீர்த்தேக்கங்களாக செயல்படும் சதைப்பற்றுள்ள நீர்-சேமிப்பு திசுக்களால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

రసవంతమైన

ఒక మొక్క శుష్క పరిస్థితులకు అనుగుణంగా ఉంటుంది మరియు నీటి జలాశయాలుగా పనిచేసే కండకలిగిన నీటిని నిల్వ చేసే కణజాలాల ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

रसाळ

रखरखीत परिस्थितीशी जुळवून घेतलेली आणि जलसाठा म्हणून काम करणाऱ्या मांसल ऊतींचे वैशिष्ट्य असलेली वनस्पती

🇮🇳Gujarati

રસદાર

શુષ્ક પરિસ્થિતિઓને અનુરૂપ છોડ અને માંસલ પાણી સંગ્રહિત પેશીઓ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે જે પાણીના જળાશયો તરીકે કાર્ય કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಸಭರಿತವಾದ

ಶುಷ್ಕ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಸ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ನೀರಿನ ಜಲಾಶಯಗಳಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ತಿರುಳಿರುವ ನೀರನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವ ಅಂಗಾಂಶಗಳಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീഞ്ഞ

വരണ്ട അവസ്ഥയ്ക്ക് അനുയോജ്യമായതും ജലസംഭരണികളായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നതുമായ മാംസളമായ വെള്ളം സംഭരിക്കുന്ന ടിഷ്യൂകളാൽ സവിശേഷതയുള്ള ഒരു ചെടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਸਦਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਪੌਦਾ ਸੁੱਕੀਆਂ ਸਥਿਤੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਮਾਸ ਵਾਲੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਸਟੋਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਟਿਸ਼ੂਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਭੰਡਾਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

رسیلا

ایک پودا بنجر حالات کے مطابق ڈھال لیا گیا ہے اور اس میں گوشت دار پانی ذخیرہ کرنے والے ٹشوز ہیں جو پانی کے ذخائر کے طور پر کام کرتے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肉质的

一种适应干旱条件的植物，其特征是肉质储水组织可充当水库

🇯🇵Japanese

多肉植物

乾燥条件に適応し、水の貯蔵庫として機能する多肉質の水を貯蔵する組織を特徴とする植物

🇰🇷Korean

흥미 진진한

건조한 환경에 적응하고 물 저장소 역할을 하는 육질의 물 저장 조직을 특징으로 하는 식물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngon

một loại cây thích nghi với điều kiện khô cằn và có đặc điểm là các mô chứa thịt chứa nước hoạt động như các bể chứa nước

🇹🇭Thai

ฉ่ำ

พืชที่ปรับให้เข้ากับสภาพแห้งแล้งและมีลักษณะพิเศษคือเนื้อเยื่อกักเก็บน้ำที่เป็นเนื้อซึ่งทำหน้าที่เป็นแหล่งกักเก็บน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

lezat

tanaman yang beradaptasi pada kondisi kering dan bercirikan jaringan berdaging yang menyimpan air dan berfungsi sebagai reservoir air

🇵🇭Filipino

makatas

isang halaman na inangkop sa tuyong mga kondisyon at nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng mataba na mga tisyu na nag-iimbak ng tubig na nagsisilbing mga imbakan ng tubig

🇲🇾Malay

berair

tumbuhan yang disesuaikan dengan keadaan gersang dan dicirikan oleh tisu penyimpan air berisi yang bertindak sebagai takungan air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عصاري

نبات يتكيف مع الظروف القاحلة ويتميز بأنسجة لحمية تخزن الماء وتعمل كخزانات للمياه

🇮🇷Persian

آبدار

گیاهی سازگار با شرایط خشک و با بافت های گوشتی ذخیره کننده آب که به عنوان مخزن آب عمل می کنند مشخص می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

etli

kurak koşullara adapte olmuş ve su deposu görevi gören etli su depolayan dokularla karakterize edilen bir bitki

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲסִיסִי

צמח המותאם לתנאים צחיחים ומאופיין ברקמות אוגרות מים בשרניות המשמשות כמאגרי מים

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The primary meaning of 'succulent' is 'a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs'.

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Using 'succulent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'succulent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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