[luhg-zhoo
r-ee-uhnt, luhk-shoor-] 
| 1. | abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation. |
| 2. | producing abundantly, as soil; fertile; fruitful; productive: to settle in luxuriant country. |
| 3. | richly abundant, profuse, or superabundant. |
| 4. | florid, as imagery or ornamentation; lacking in restraint. |
| lux·u·ri·ant (lŭg-zhŏŏr'ē-ənt, lŭk-shŏŏr'-) adj.
[Latin luxuriāns, luxuriant-, present participle of luxuriāre, to be luxuriant; see luxuriate.] lux·u'ri·ance n., lux·u'ri·ant·ly adv. |