different between succulent vs esculent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French succulent, from Latin succulentus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?kj?l?nt/

Adjective

succulent (comparative more succulent, superlative most succulent)

1. Juicy or lush.
2. Luscious or delectable.
3. (botany) Having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water.

Translations

Noun

succulent (plural succulents)

1. A succulent plant.

   Hyponyms: cactus, dragon tree

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin succulentus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?.ky?l?nt/
• Hyphenation: suc?cu?lent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

succulent (comparative succulenter, superlative succulentst)

1. succulent, juicy

   Synonym: sappig

2. (botany) succulent (storing water in leaves or other tissue)

Inflection

Noun

succulent m (plural succulenten, diminutive succulentje n)

1. succulent plant

   Synonym: vetplant

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.ky.l??/

Adjective

succulent (feminine singular succulente, masculine plural succulents, feminine plural succulentes)

1. succulent (all senses)

English

Etymology

From Latin ?sculentus (“fit for eating, eatable, edible; good to eat, delicious; nourishing; full of food”) + English -ent (suffix forming adjectives with the sense of causing, doing, or promoting a certain action). ?sculentus is derived from ?sca (“food; dish prepared for the table; bait”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?ed- (“to eat”)) + -ulentus (suffix meaning ‘abounding in, full of’ forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??skj?l?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??skj?l?nt/
• Hyphenation: es?cul?ent

Adjective

esculent (comparative more esculent, superlative most esculent) (formal)

1. Suitable for eating; eatable, edible.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:edible

   Antonyms: inesculent; see also Thesaurus:inedible
2. (figuratively) “Good enough to eat”; attractive.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:beautiful

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ugly

Coordinate terms

• poculent (obsolete)

Derived terms

• esculentin
• esculent swallow
• inesculent

Translations

Noun

esculent (plural esculents) (formal)

1. Something edible, especially a vegetable; a comestible.
2. (mycology, specifically) An edible mushroom.

Coordinate terms

• poculent (obsolete)

Translations

See also

• esurient

References

Anagrams

• Lucentes, unselect