Meaning of LUXURIANT
| Pronunciation: | | lug'zhûreeunt
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- [adj] produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"
- [adj] marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"
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| | Synonyms: | | abundant, elaborate, exuberant, fancy, lush, profuse, riotous |
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| | Definition: | | \Lux*u"ri*ant\, a. [L. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare:
cf. F. luxuriant. See {Luxuriate}.]
Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a
luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.
Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. --Pope.
{Luxuriant flower} (Bot.), one in which the floral envelopes
are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs.
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