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fleshy
[flesh-ee]
adjective
having much flesh; plump; fat.
consisting of or resembling flesh.
Botany.consisting of fleshlike substance; pulpy, as a fruit; thick and tender, as a succulent leaf.
fleshy
/ ˈڱɛʃɪ /
adjective
fat; plump
related to or resembling flesh
botany (of some fruits, leaves, etc) thick and pulpy
Other 51Թ Forms
- fleshily adjective
- fleshiness noun
- ˈڱԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Its hoodlike structure is called a spathe, which envelopes a bulb-shaped structure called the spadix, a fleshy knob dotted by dozens of tiny, petal-less yellow flowers.
The Oscar they won for the fleshy organic work they did with Brendan Fraser on “The Whale” is nowhere to be seen.
But look a bit closer, reading between the gobs of fleshy, rust-colored tail juice, and you’ll find that Ylfa’s exhilaration communicates much more than one person’s epicurean eccentricities.
It's too plastic and strange to square with the fleshy realities of human sex.
Remarkably, these same species also later feed on the fleshy leaves carrying the seeds, aiding in seed dispersal.
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