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luxuriant adjective
/lʌgˈʒʊə.ri.ənt/
/-ˈʒʊr.i-/ adj
/-ˈʒʊr.i-/ adj •
growing thickly, strongly and well
Tall, luxuriant plants grew along the river bank.
This stretch of land was once covered with luxuriant forest, but is now bare.
Her luxuriant hair fell around her shoulders.
•
pleasantly thick or full
We've bought a wonderfully luxuriant carpet for our bedroom.
a luxuriant style of writing
luxuriance
noun
/lʌgˈʒʊə.ri.ənt s//-ˈʒʊr.i-/ n [U]
/-ˈʒʊr.i-/ n [U] luxuriantly
adverb
/lʌgˈʒʊə.ri.ənt.li//-ˈʒʊr.i-/ adv
/-ˈʒʊr.i-/ adv (Definition of luxuriant adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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