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succula

succula noun: a bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum.

Noun

succula (plural succulae)

  1. A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum.

Forms of succula

pluralsucculae

Origin of succula

From Latin sucula (“a winch, windlass, capstan”).

Questions about succula

What does succula mean?
Succula means a bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum.
What part of speech is succula?
Succula is a noun.
What is the plural of succula?
The plural of succula is succulae.

Words near succula in the dictionary

  1. succubously
  2. succubus
  3. succubuses
  4. succubuslike
  5. succubustic
  6. succula
  7. succulae
  8. succulence
  9. succulences
  10. succulencies
  11. succulency

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