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   luxuriant

   /lʌɡˈʒʊərɪənt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush: "forests of dark, luxuriant foliage"
   • ▪ (of hair) thick and healthy: "she tossed her luxuriant dark hair"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin luxuriant- ‘growing rankly’, from the verb luxuriare, from luxuria ‘luxury, rankness’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. luxuriance noun
   • 2. luxuriantly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 16

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLUXURIANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LUXURIANT definition: 1. growing thickly, strongly, and well: 2. pleasantly thick or full: 3. growing thickly…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of LUXURIANT is yielding abundantly : fertile, fruitful. How to use luxuriant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Luxuriant.

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   Luxuriant definition: abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.. See examples of LUXURIANT used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLUXURIANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   LUXURIANT meaning: 1. growing thickly, strongly, and well: 2. pleasantly thick or full: 3. growing thickly…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLUXURIANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   (lʌgʒʊəriənt ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Luxuriant plants, trees, and gardens are large, healthy, and growing well. ...large oak trees with wide spreading branches and luxuriant foliage. Synonyms: lush, rich, dense, abundant More Synonyms of luxuriant. 2. adjective.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › luxuriantLuxuriant - definition of luxuriant by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. Characterized by rich or profuse growth: a luxuriant garden; luxuriant hair. See Synonyms at profuse. 2. a. Rich and elaborate, as in decoration. b. Extremely productive: a luxuriant imagination. 3. Marked by or displaying luxury; luxurious: a luxuriant hotel.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › luxuriantLuxuriant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   You can use the adjective luxuriant to describe something really luxurious or full and lush. If you walk through a dense forest after it rains, it's really luxuriant with green plants overgrowing the paths. Natural, growing things are luxuriant when they're fertile and full of life.