Luxuriant \Lux*u"ri*ant\, a. [L. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare: cf. F. luxuriant. See Luxuriate.]

1. Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; profuse; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage. [1913 Webster]

Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. Producing luxuriant growth; very fertile; -- of soil. [PJC]

3. Having or producing an abundance of elaborate details; unrestrained; -- of imagery or ornamentation. [PJC]

Luxuriant flower (Bot.), one in which the floral envelopes are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

luxuriant adj
1: marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern" [syn: elaborate]
2: produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: exuberant, lush, profuse, riotous]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Luxuriant \Lux*u"ri*ant\, a. [L. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare: cf. F. luxuriant. See Luxuriate.]

Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.

Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. --Pope.

Luxuriant flower (Bot.), one in which the floral envelopes are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)