01 a. Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; profuse; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.
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1.
Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; profuse; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.“Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine.” — Pope.
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2.
Producing luxuriant growth; very fertile; -- of soil.
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3.
Having or producing an abundance of elaborate details; unrestrained; -- of imagery or ornamentation.
Phrases & compounds
Luxuriant flower —
one in which the floral envelopes are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs.