Any plant with fleshy, thick tissues adapted to water storage.
Some succulents (e.g., the cactus) store water only in the stem and have no leaves or very small leaves; others (e.g., agaves) store water mainly in the leaves. Most have deep or broad root systems and are native to either deserts or regions that have a semiarid season. In succulents, the stomata (&see; stoma) close during the day and open at night—the opposite of the usual pattern—in order to minimize transpiration.
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