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单词 luxuriant
释义 lux·u·ri·ant
\-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin luxuriant-, luxurians, present participle of luxuriare to luxuriate
1.
 a. : yielding or capable of yielding abundance : fruitful, productive
  < placid undulating luxuriant country — J.C.Powys >
 b. : characterized by abundant growth : lush, flourishing
  < this damp and mild climate makes possible the most luxuriant forest growth — C.D.Forde >
  < Canna indica was planted and it flourished, growing a most luxuriant crop — Edward Samuel >
  < regular features, luxuriant side-whiskers and mustache — F.L.Hise >
2.
 a. : exuberantly rich and varied : prolific, inventive
  < all the luxuriant human life that pours out upon a traveler who knocks on many doors — J.T.Flexner >
  < a luxuriant mythology has … populated the universe with explanatory spirits — S.C.Pepper >
  < luxuriant and vital imagery — Eunice Glenn >
 b. : excessively elaborate : florid
  < a master of luxuriant prose … too often entangled in his own metaphors — Nicolas Slonimsky >
3. : characterized by luxury : luxurious, elegant
 < gay companies in luxuriant restaurants — Theodore Dreiser >
Synonyms: see profuse
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