exsuccous
exsuccous · more exsuccous · most exsuccous
Without juice or sap; completely dryWithout juice or sap; completely dry.
/ɛksˈsʌkəs/
Meaning
1 sensesWithout juice or sap; completely dry.
1658: For that tree seeming dead, will restore it self from the root, and its dry and exuccous leaves resume their verdure again — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 34)
Origin
Latin exsuccus, from ex- + succus ‘juice’.Latin exsuccus, from ex- + succus ‘juice’.
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Forms
more exsuccous, most exsuccous| Comparative | more exsuccous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most exsuccous Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form