‖n.;
Though seeming in shape a woman natural
Was a fiend of the kind that succubae some call. Mir. for Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to succuba. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Succuba. ] (Bot.) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one is covered by the base of the next higher leaf, as in hepatic mosses of the genus
‖n.;
n. [ L. sucula a winch, windlass, capstan. ] (Mach.) A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. succulentus, suculentus, fr. succus, sucus, juice; perhaps akin to E. suck: cf. F. succulent. ] Full of juice; juicy. [ 1913 Webster ]
Succulent
adv. In a succulent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Succulent; juicy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.