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what is mean by succulent plants ?
A succulent plant or succulent is a plant that has fleshy and turgid water-storing tissues such as stems, leaves or roots, capable of retaining large amounts of moisture  (Usually as a drought survival strategy).     

 
A succulent is a (usually) nonwoody plant ( also defined Primary  stem succulent) that has specialized fleshy, soft and juicy tissues designed for the conservation of water. The enlargement is usually due to the greater amount of the parenchyma tissue that act as water reservoirs. This tissues guarantees a temporary storage of utilizable water, which makes the plant temporarily independent from external water supply. The water storage tissue may be found in the stem, leaves, or roots depending on the species.   Stem succulents,  leaf succulents, and  root succulents are types of growth forms.


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