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Fleshy

1. Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat; gross. The sole of his foot is fleshy. (Ray)

2. Human. Fleshy tabernacle.

3. (Science: botany) Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.

Origin: Fleshier; Fleshiest.