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luxuriant |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Luxuriant \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: luxuriant adj 1: marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"; "intricate needlework" [syn: {elaborate}, {intricate}] 2: produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: {exuberant}, {lush}, {profuse}, {riotous}]
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