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Definition of: luxuriant
(lug·zh
r′ē·ənt, luk·shr′-) adjective
1. Exhibiting or characterized by luxuriance in growth; also, fertile, as soil.
2. Exuberant in fancy, invention, etc.; abundant, extravagant, or excessive in action or speech; ornate, florid, or rich in design. See synonyms under FERTILE. [<L luxurians, -antis, ppr. of luxuriare. See LUXURIATE.]
—lux·u′ri·ant·ly adverb
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