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Definition of lush adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lush

adjective
 
/lʌʃ/
 
/lʌʃ/
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  1. (of plants, gardens, etc.) growing thickly and strongly in a way that is attractive; covered in healthy grass and plants synonym luxuriant
    • lush vegetation
    • the lush green countryside
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  2. beautiful and making you feel pleasure
    • The colours are lush, rich and warm.
  3. (informal) attractive or pleasant
    • This shampoo smells lush.
    • OMG he's lush!
  4. Word Originadjective late Middle English: perhaps an alteration of obsolete lash ‘soft, lax’, from Old French lasche ‘lax’, by association with luscious.
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