Lacking juice, moisture, or sap; completely dry and drained of liquid.
From Latin ex- (without) + succus (juice or sap). The word literally means 'without juice' and describes things that have been thoroughly dried out.
Medieval herbalists used this to describe plants that had been dried for storage—drained of their 'succus' or vital juices, which is why dried herbs were thought less powerful than fresh ones.
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