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fleshy

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fleshy
Botany (of some fruits, leaves, etc.) thick and pulpy


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Plants which live exclusively on the sea-side are very apt to have fleshy leaves.
Fortunately the scratches were on the fleshy parts of the arms and shoulders, where, though painful, they were not necessarily serious.
Her arms were like legs of mutton, her breasts like giant cabbages; her face, broad and fleshy, gave you an impression of almost indecent nakedness, and vast chin succeeded to vast chin.
 
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