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Definition of succulent in English: succulentadjective ˈsʌkjʊl(ə)ntˈsəkjələnt 1(of food) tender, juicy, and tasty. Example sentencesExamples - Tuesday's braised pork belly, a tender hunk of succulent meat layered with fat, served over salty French lentils.
- Lili's salad, by contrast, was delicious: the slivers of chicken tender and tasty, and perfectly complemented by the succulent slices of mango.
- He removes a circle from the middle, replaces it with crisp endive, then uses it as a lid over succulent slices of rabbit, stuffed with mushroom duxelles and its own kidney.
- A succulent dish, it was served with a delicate sauce comprising olive oil, garlic and citrus juice.
- The steak was well cooked and suitably dressed in succulent mushrooms with a cheeky pepper sauce to make matters interesting.
- The succulent pork was moist and full of smoke flavor.
- It was really good, a perfect mix of flavors to accompany the succulent meat.
- The pork was deliciously succulent and tender with a great flavour being imparted from the meat's fat.
- The tuna was succulent and fresh and the garnishes were cut after I'd ordered it rather than having sat before my arrival.
- Once you've slurped up the delicious, scalding hot soup, then feel free to gobble up the succulent pork and dumpling shell.
- With a ready-cooked lobster you might end up with a dry, rubbery texture rather than deliciously succulent meat.
- Lewanna imagined thin, crispy crust smothered in sweet yet savory tomato sauce, warm cheese, pepperoni, and succulent mushrooms.
- Armed with a basket each, we soon found delicious, succulent fruit among the straw.
- The wait for ribs and sliced pork yielded heaping plates of succulent meat dripping in sauce and accompanied by chunky homemade potato salad and hot, crispy fried okra.
- Three-flavour chicken with rice and vegetables is a good choice, as is the sweet, succulent pork BBQ, also served with a healthy portion of fresh veggies.
- The crispy and succulent beans fried with tasty prawn paste and sweet grated coconut may be one of the few vegetarian dishes in the restaurant.
- There were sizzling sausages, succulent bacon and delicious free-range eggs, but they were placed on English muffins and drizzled with a light béchamel sauce.
- The rest of the day passed in an exciting rush of succulent foods, rushing lights and hot baths from an always-hot bathtub.
- The food in Jerez in southern Spain is unforgettable: succulent seafood and delicious ham from black-trottered, acorn-eating pigs.
- The seafood primi are tasty, and the walnut cake is positively succulent.
Synonyms juicy, moist, luscious, lush, fleshy, pulpy, soft, tender, fresh, ripe choice, mouth-watering, appetizing, flavoursome, flavourful, tasty, delicious, delectable, palatable, toothsome informal scrumptious, scrummy, yummy, moreish, finger-licking, delish literary ambrosial rare ambrosian, nectareous, nectarean, comestible, flavorous, sapid 2Botany
(of a plant, especially a xerophyte) having thick fleshy leaves or stems adapted to storing water. the ever-increasing popularity of succulent plants a low plant with slightly succulent leaves Example sentencesExamples - The plant is succulent with leaves in tight rosettes more or less four centimetres or more across in diameter.
- For example, thick, waxy, succulent leaves indicate arid environments in which the plant must conserve water.
- Sporting thin, jagged leaves upon a succulent, fleshy stem, the herb is easily uprooted and replanted due to its shallow root system.
- Because of the scarcity of water and succulent vegetation in the desert, rural gardeners often find everything from skunks to javelina to coyotes nibbling at their crops.
- This incredible trailing groundcover has vivid fleshy leaves and succulent stems that enable it to store water and thrive in even the harshest climates.
noun ˈsʌkjʊl(ə)ntˈsəkjələnt Botany A succulent plant. a book on cacti and succulents Example sentencesExamples - Shrubs like dodonaea and yellow bird of paradise, trees such as mesquite and palo verde, succulents and cactus, of course, and even wildflowers - all are thriving in an increasing number of desert gardens.
- Small specimens of cactus and succulents are ideal for these tabletop gardens, and many plants can coexist happily in the same container.
- Keep in mind that succulents, like all plants, grow.
- Indeed, Mediterranean plants and succulents like agaves work splendidly in coastal and desert plantings.
- Dotted everywhere are containers planted with succulents which don't need watering.
- In sunnier, drier areas (often in their own micro-climates just a few miles away on the leeward side of the island) they plant succulents and even cacti.
- He mixes succulents with plants that have foliage of an entirely different nature, such as asparagus fern, coleus, or curly parsley.
- If you don't live where ferns thrive, you can adapt the idea, using other low growers such as sedums, succulents, rockery plants, or well-mannered ground covers.
- I bought two new plants today, both succulents from the Echeveria family.
- Perfect plants for this project include tiny sedums, succulents, and thymes like the ones shown in these two bowls as well as baby's tears, blue star creeper, dichondra, and Irish and scotch mosses.
- Still in the realms of exotica an Italian exhibitor, Rome Plants, had a delicious display of indoor and outdoor flowering pot plants including bougainvillea, succulents and exotic fruit trees such as fig, kiwi and peach.
- Although a difference in water content between the different-aged leaves was not always observed in well-watered plants of two species of succulents, it was more commonly observed in plants under drought-stress.
- The collection consists of South African succulents as well as plants from Namibia, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, the Canary Islands, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
- The well-known garden designer and author will also conduct clinics to offer visitors the information and care advice they need to help with all kinds of plants, but particularly succulents as mentioned in his latest book.
- Ornamental grasses make great companions to potted annuals, perennials, herbs, succulents, and broad-leafed plants.
- Analysis of growth-form composition also reveals a high percentage of succulents and a low abundance of geophytes and annuals.
- To the left of the house as you face it the wall is quite high and full of planting pockets for rock garden plants and succulents.
- Prickly pear cacti and large agave succulents, introduced from Mexico, grow everywhere in the north of the island.
- As a rule of thumb, it's hard to go wrong with classics like the parlour palm, dracaenas, rubber plants, aspidistra (I've always fancied a variegated one), cacti, succulents and the umbrella plant.
- Colourful and vibrant, the exhibition will have on display indoor and outdoor plants, water plants, exotic and aromatic plants, medicinal herbs, fruit and ornamental plants, cacti, and succulents.
Derivatives noun ˈsʌkjʊl(ə)nsˈsəkjələns Not wanting to give the prince anything of dubious taste or quality, she bit into each fruit first to be sure of its succulence and sweetness and only then gave it to Rama who ate it with great relish and granted her salvation. Example sentencesExamples - The fat gives a sausage its characteristic succulence and texture.
- It's difficult to overstate the succulence of lusciously tender sea scallops in a fragrant herb-and-lillet sauce or the yin-yang of dense, gamy duck confit tossed against crisp greens.
- But his dreams have grown fantastical with desire. Fat ripe fruits bursting through their own skin, meats swollen with succulence, breads, gooey puddings and rich and steaming delights of all kinds.
- The herb mash was a tad too firm, although tasty enough, but that was more than made up for by the sheer quality, freshness and succulence of fish that virtually dissolved as the fork hit the mouth.
adverbˈsʌkjʊl(ə)ntliˈsəkjələntli This freshwater fish native to Africa is succulently bathed in fresh lemon juice along with sliced red onion and red pepper. Example sentencesExamples - Five dollars bought me about a week's worth of beef, succulently seasoned and stuffed in a pita with a variety of leafy greens on top.
- Deliciously, succulently filled with fruit of the bright and elegant variety.
- As I placed a bite of the succulently roasted chicken in my mouth, I forced myself not to close my eyes as the welcome taste of deliciousness that filled my mouth… it tasted fantastic.
- Meat and poultry eaters can select from succulently prepared lamb chops, curried or stir fried chicken, baby back ribs and beef tenderloin.
Origin Early 17th century: from Latin succulentus, from succus 'juice'. Definition of succulent in US English: succulentadjectiveˈsəkyələntˈsəkjələnt 1(of food) tender, juicy, and tasty. Example sentencesExamples - It was really good, a perfect mix of flavors to accompany the succulent meat.
- Once you've slurped up the delicious, scalding hot soup, then feel free to gobble up the succulent pork and dumpling shell.
- Lili's salad, by contrast, was delicious: the slivers of chicken tender and tasty, and perfectly complemented by the succulent slices of mango.
- He removes a circle from the middle, replaces it with crisp endive, then uses it as a lid over succulent slices of rabbit, stuffed with mushroom duxelles and its own kidney.
- The succulent pork was moist and full of smoke flavor.
- The rest of the day passed in an exciting rush of succulent foods, rushing lights and hot baths from an always-hot bathtub.
- The crispy and succulent beans fried with tasty prawn paste and sweet grated coconut may be one of the few vegetarian dishes in the restaurant.
- The seafood primi are tasty, and the walnut cake is positively succulent.
- The pork was deliciously succulent and tender with a great flavour being imparted from the meat's fat.
- A succulent dish, it was served with a delicate sauce comprising olive oil, garlic and citrus juice.
- The wait for ribs and sliced pork yielded heaping plates of succulent meat dripping in sauce and accompanied by chunky homemade potato salad and hot, crispy fried okra.
- Armed with a basket each, we soon found delicious, succulent fruit among the straw.
- There were sizzling sausages, succulent bacon and delicious free-range eggs, but they were placed on English muffins and drizzled with a light béchamel sauce.
- With a ready-cooked lobster you might end up with a dry, rubbery texture rather than deliciously succulent meat.
- The food in Jerez in southern Spain is unforgettable: succulent seafood and delicious ham from black-trottered, acorn-eating pigs.
- Lewanna imagined thin, crispy crust smothered in sweet yet savory tomato sauce, warm cheese, pepperoni, and succulent mushrooms.
- Three-flavour chicken with rice and vegetables is a good choice, as is the sweet, succulent pork BBQ, also served with a healthy portion of fresh veggies.
- The tuna was succulent and fresh and the garnishes were cut after I'd ordered it rather than having sat before my arrival.
- The steak was well cooked and suitably dressed in succulent mushrooms with a cheeky pepper sauce to make matters interesting.
- Tuesday's braised pork belly, a tender hunk of succulent meat layered with fat, served over salty French lentils.
Synonyms juicy, moist, luscious, lush, fleshy, pulpy, soft, tender, fresh, ripe - 1.1Botany (of a plant, especially a xerophyte) having thick fleshy leaves or stems adapted to storing water.
Example sentencesExamples - For example, thick, waxy, succulent leaves indicate arid environments in which the plant must conserve water.
- This incredible trailing groundcover has vivid fleshy leaves and succulent stems that enable it to store water and thrive in even the harshest climates.
- The plant is succulent with leaves in tight rosettes more or less four centimetres or more across in diameter.
- Sporting thin, jagged leaves upon a succulent, fleshy stem, the herb is easily uprooted and replanted due to its shallow root system.
- Because of the scarcity of water and succulent vegetation in the desert, rural gardeners often find everything from skunks to javelina to coyotes nibbling at their crops.
nounˈsəkyələntˈsəkjələnt Botany A succulent plant. Example sentencesExamples - If you don't live where ferns thrive, you can adapt the idea, using other low growers such as sedums, succulents, rockery plants, or well-mannered ground covers.
- The well-known garden designer and author will also conduct clinics to offer visitors the information and care advice they need to help with all kinds of plants, but particularly succulents as mentioned in his latest book.
- Prickly pear cacti and large agave succulents, introduced from Mexico, grow everywhere in the north of the island.
- To the left of the house as you face it the wall is quite high and full of planting pockets for rock garden plants and succulents.
- The collection consists of South African succulents as well as plants from Namibia, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, the Canary Islands, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
- Although a difference in water content between the different-aged leaves was not always observed in well-watered plants of two species of succulents, it was more commonly observed in plants under drought-stress.
- In sunnier, drier areas (often in their own micro-climates just a few miles away on the leeward side of the island) they plant succulents and even cacti.
- Analysis of growth-form composition also reveals a high percentage of succulents and a low abundance of geophytes and annuals.
- Small specimens of cactus and succulents are ideal for these tabletop gardens, and many plants can coexist happily in the same container.
- I bought two new plants today, both succulents from the Echeveria family.
- Keep in mind that succulents, like all plants, grow.
- Dotted everywhere are containers planted with succulents which don't need watering.
- Shrubs like dodonaea and yellow bird of paradise, trees such as mesquite and palo verde, succulents and cactus, of course, and even wildflowers - all are thriving in an increasing number of desert gardens.
- Still in the realms of exotica an Italian exhibitor, Rome Plants, had a delicious display of indoor and outdoor flowering pot plants including bougainvillea, succulents and exotic fruit trees such as fig, kiwi and peach.
- Indeed, Mediterranean plants and succulents like agaves work splendidly in coastal and desert plantings.
- Colourful and vibrant, the exhibition will have on display indoor and outdoor plants, water plants, exotic and aromatic plants, medicinal herbs, fruit and ornamental plants, cacti, and succulents.
- Perfect plants for this project include tiny sedums, succulents, and thymes like the ones shown in these two bowls as well as baby's tears, blue star creeper, dichondra, and Irish and scotch mosses.
- As a rule of thumb, it's hard to go wrong with classics like the parlour palm, dracaenas, rubber plants, aspidistra (I've always fancied a variegated one), cacti, succulents and the umbrella plant.
- Ornamental grasses make great companions to potted annuals, perennials, herbs, succulents, and broad-leafed plants.
- He mixes succulents with plants that have foliage of an entirely different nature, such as asparagus fern, coleus, or curly parsley.
Origin Early 17th century: from Latin succulentus, from succus ‘juice’. |