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Also known as fat plant, succulents

Plants having some parts that are more than normally thickened and fleshy

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Succulent plants are types of plants with unusually thick and fleshy parts, such as leaves or stems, that store water. They are adapted to survive in dry environments where water is scarce.

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tracheophyte
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caudex
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Encyclopedic overview

Succulent plants have thickened stems or leaves, such as this Aloe.

In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “succulent plant” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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