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luxuriance Definition


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luxuriant
adj
    1. Said of plants, etc: growing abundantly; lush.
      Thesaurus: profuse, fecund, abundant.
    2. Said of someone's writing, imagination, language, etc: full of metaphors and very elaborate; fanciful and inventive; flowery or bombastic.
      Thesaurus: profuse, fecund, abundant, rich, copious, ample, rank.
    3. Said of material things: ornate; overwrought.
Derivative: luxuriance
noun
    Derivative: luxuriantly
    adverb
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin luxuriare to grow rank.



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