Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Luxuriant

Lux-u′ri-ant

,
Adj.
[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.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Luxuriant

LUXU'RIANT

, a.
1.
Exuberant in growth; abundant; as a luxuriant growth of grass.
2.
Exuberant in plenty; superfluous in abundance.
Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine.
3.
A luxuriant flower multiplies the covers of the fructification so as to destroy the essential parts.

Definition 2024

luxuriant

luxuriant

English

Adjective

luxuriant ‎(comparative more luxuriant, superlative most luxuriant)

  1. Abundant in growth or detail.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyk.sy.ʁjɑ̃/
  • Homophone: luxuriants

Adjective

luxuriant m ‎(feminine singular luxuriante, masculine plural luxuriants, feminine plural luxuriantes)

  1. luxuriant

Latin

Verb

luxuriant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of luxuriō

Similar Results