Succorless to Sudation
Succorless
(Suc"cor*less), a. Destitute of succor. Thomson.
Succory
(Suc"co*ry) n. [Corrupted from chicory.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cichorium. See Chicory.
Succotash
(Suc"co*tash) n. [Narragansett Indian m'sickquatash corn boiled whole.] Green maize and
beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed from the native Indians. [Written also suckatash.]
Succoteague
(Suc`co*teague") n. (Zoöl.) The squeteague.
Succuba
(||Suc"cu*ba) n.; pl. Succubæ [NL., fr. L. succubare to lie under; sub under + cubare to lie
down; cf. L. succuba, succubo, one who lies under another.] A female demon or fiend. See Succubus.
Though seeming in shape a woman natural
Was a fiend of the kind that succubæ some call.
Mir. for Mag. Succubine
(Suc"cu*bine) a. Of or pertaining to succuba.
Succubous
(Suc"cu*bous) a. [See Succuba.] (Bot.) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part
of each one is covered by the base of the next higher leaf, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Plagiochila.
Succubus
(||Suc"cu*bus) n.; pl. Succubi [See Succuba.]
1. A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by
night; a succuba. Cf. Incubus.
2. (Med.) The nightmare. See Nightmare, 2.
Succula
(Suc"cu*la) n. [L. sucula a winch, windlass, capstan.] (Mach.) A bare axis or cylinder with
staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum.
Succulence
(Suc"cu*lence Suc"cu*len*cy) n. [See Succulent.] The quality or condition of being succulent; juiciness; as,
the succulence of a peach.
Succulent
(Suc"cu*lent) a. [L. succulentus, suculentus, fr. succus, sucus, juice; perhaps akin to E.
suck: cf. F. succulent.] Full of juice; juicy.
Succulent plants (Bot.), plants which have soft and juicy leaves or stems, as the houseleek, the live
forever, and the species of Mesembryanthemum.
Succulently
(Suc"cu*lent*ly), adv. In a succulent manner.
Succulous
(Suc"cu*lous) a. Succulent; juicy. [R.]
Succumb
(Suc*cumb") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Succumbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Succumbing.] [L. succumbere;
sub under + cumbere akin to cubare to lie down. See Incumbent, Cubit.] To yield; to submit; to give
up unresistingly; as, to succumb under calamities; to succumb to disease.
Succumbent
(Suc*cum"bent) a. [L. succumbens, p. pr.] Submissive; yielding. [R.] Howell.
Succursal
(Suc*cur"sal) a. [Cf. F. succursale. See Succor, n. & v. t.] Serving to aid or help; serving
as a chapel of ease; tributary. [R.]
Not a city was without its cathedral, surrounded by its succursal churches, its monasteries, and convents.
Milman. Succus
(||Suc"cus) n.; pl. Succi (Med.) The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use.
