Meaning & use
Fleshy
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Having a lot of flesh; plump or well-padded; or, of a plant, having thick, soft, juicy tissue.
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The baby's fleshy cheeks were pinched by every relative at the party.
Cacti store water in their fleshy stems to survive long droughts.
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Botanists use 'fleshy' as a technical descriptor for fruits and stems with soft, water-storing tissue, as opposed to woody or fibrous ones.
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