A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

succulent, “very cellular and juicy, as the stems of Stapelias” [the genus Stapelia, many species of which with succulent stems grow in South Africa] (Lindley): succulentus,-a,-um (adj.A), fleshy; 'sappy, juicy,' pulposus,-a,-um (adj.A), fleshy, pulpy; succosus,-a,-um (adj.A) 'juicy, full of sap;' carnosus,-a,-um (adj.A) 'abounding in flesh, fleshy;' cf. aloifolius,-a,-um (adj.A) “with leaves like an Aloe,” opp. exsuccus,-a,-um (adj.A), q.v.;

- [Mucor flavidus; fungus] crescit praesertim in Boletis succulentis putrescentibus passim (S&A), it grows everywhere primarily on pulpy, rotted Boletes.

- corollis succulentis, with succulent corollas.

- calyx primo succulentus deinde in sicco rugatus, calyx at first succulent then in the dry (state) wrinkled.

- radice saepe succulenta, with the root often juicy.

- hегЬаe, rarius suffrutices v. fruticuli, saepius glabrae et plus minus succulentae (B&H), herbs, more rarely half- or small shrubs, more often glabrous and more or less succulent.

- herbae suffruticesve, carnosae v.succulentae, herbs subshrubby [woody at the base only], fleshy or full of sap.

- cocci subsucculenti, cocci somewhat succulent.

NOTE: classically, also spelled suculentus,-a,-um, (adj.A).

NOTE: fila (pl.n.II) succulenta (adj.A), succulent threads, “the jointed threads which are mixed with the antheridia in Mosses” (Lindley) = paraphyses; see paraphysis.

NOTE: herbaceus,-a,-um (adj.A), q.v., "herbaceous, i.e. grass-green or yellow-green in color, or green and slightly fleshy, [succulent], as opposed to faded, colorless and dry, particularly with reference to bracts, or with annual usually juicy stems as opposed to perennial woody stems" (Stearn).