Crossword clues for succulence
succulence
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Succulence \Suc"cu*lence\, Succulency \Suc"cu*len*cy\, n. [See Succulent.] The quality or condition of being succulent; juiciness; as, the succulence of a peach.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1787, from succulent + -ence. Related: Succulency (1610s).
Wiktionary
n. The property of being succulent.
WordNet
n. a juicy appetizingness [syn: juiciness]
Usage examples of "succulence".
Luscious, they promised to fill the mouth with a sweetness, a flavor, a succulence unsurpassable.
We book our days from morning to evening and then wonder why they lack succulence and savor.
I was in the United States, eating a Long Island oyster, fearing America because America contained the House of God, and most of the time the House of God contained me, and the times I was out of the House were more unbearable now, for their succulence, than the times I was in.
Its high protein content in combination with its succulence pre-eminently adapts it to such a use.
Through the lush succulence of close-packed upper leaves and tentacles they crashed, through the heavier, woodier main branches below, through to the ground.
He chewed thoughtfully, savoring the intense flavor of the shell and the succulence of the flesh.
For while my eyes have observed this softest of soft fruits,' and while my hands have touched its perfect skin, still the lips of my probe would test its flesh for succulence.