fleshy

Everyday

1. Fleshy means thick, soft and juicy, especially describing fruit or plant parts, like a fleshy peach or fleshy cactus leaves. tree →
2. Fleshy describes a body part that is plump or has a lot of flesh, like the fleshy part of your thumb. tree →
3. Fleshy can mean having the pinkish colour of skin. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons about plants, fleshy fruits (like plums and tomatoes) are eaten by animals that then spread the seeds; fleshy leaves store water in desert plants. In stories, «fleshy» can describe a creature's arms or face in a vivid, sometimes unpleasant way. Phrases: «fleshy fruit», «fleshy leaves», «the fleshy part of».

Examples

• A peach is a fleshy fruit with a stone in the middle. tree →
• Cactuses have fleshy stems that store water. tree →
• The doctor gave the injection in the fleshy part of the arm. tree →
• Aloe vera has thick, fleshy leaves. tree →
• Mushrooms have a fleshy cap. tree →
• The troll had a big, fleshy nose. tree →

Note

Comparative fleshier, superlative fleshiest. Do not confuse «fleshy» (soft and plump) with «fleshly» (to do with the body rather than the spirit, an old word) or «flesh-eating».