US /lʌɡˈʒʊriənt/ UK /lʌɡˈzjʊəriənt/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    growing thickly and abundantly; lush

    Luxuriant vines covered the entire south wall of the villa.

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Synonyms
1 adj · growing thickly and... lushabundantprofuselavishrichexuberantflourishing
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Word family
Forms luxuriantly
Derived forms luxuriantlyluxuriance

Etymology

From Latin luxurians, present participle of luxuriare ('to grow rank, abound'), from luxuria ('rankness, excess'), from luxus ('excess').

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