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

luxuriant

adjective
 
/lʌɡˈʒʊəriənt/
 
/lʌɡˈʒʊriənt/
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  1. (of plants or hair) growing thickly and strongly in a way that is attractive
    • luxuriant vegetation
    • thick, luxuriant hair
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  2. (especially of art or the atmosphere of a place) rich in something that is pleasant or beautiful
    • the poet’s luxuriant imagery
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin luxuriant- ‘growing rankly’, from the verb luxuriare, from luxuria ‘luxury, rankness’.
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