succula

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noun

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

OriginLatin sucula →
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Meanings

nounsuccula (plural succulae)

plural succulae

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

Origin

  1. Latinsucula“a winch, windlass, capstan”
  2. Englishsuccula

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

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APA

succula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succula

MLA

“succula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “succula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succula.

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