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    Sep 9, 2008, 09:59 AM
    What is this succulent?
    I live in Florida and have no idea what this is.
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    Sep 9, 2008, 02:49 PM
    That's called hen and chicks
    Sempervivum is the Latin name
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    Sep 9, 2008, 03:23 PM
    Pronunciation: \-lənt\
    Function: adjective
    Etymology: Latin suculentus, from sucus juice, sap; perhaps akin to Latin sugere to suck — more at suck
    Date: 1601
    1 a: full of juice : juicy b: moist and tasty : toothsome <a succulent meal> cof a plant : having fleshy tissues that conserve moisture
    2: rich in interest
    — suc·cu·lent·ly adverb

    Main Entry: 2succulent
    Function: noun
    Date: 1825
    : a succulent plant (as a cactus or an aloe)

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