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lux⋅u⋅ri⋅ance

[luhg-zhoor-ee-uhns, luhk-shoor-]
–noun
luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance; lushness.

Origin:
1720–30; luxuri(ant) + -ance
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lux·u·ri·ant   (lŭg-zhŏŏr'ē-ənt, lŭk-shŏŏr'-)   
adj.  
    1. Characterized by rich or profuse growth.

    2. Producing or yielding in abundance. See Synonyms at profuse.

  1. Excessively florid or elaborate.

  2. Marked by or displaying luxury; luxurious.


[Latin luxuriāns, luxuriant-, present participle of luxuriāre, to be luxuriant; see luxuriate.]
lux·u'ri·ance n., lux·u'ri·ant·ly adv.
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