luxuriant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite marked by complexity and richness of detail
    elaborate.
    • an elaborate lace pattern
  2. adjective satellite displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
    voluptuous; luxurious; sybaritic; epicurean; voluptuary.
    • an epicurean banquet
    • enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs
    • Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence
    • a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness
  3. adjective satellite produced or growing in extreme abundance
    lush; profuse; riotous; exuberant.
    • their riotous blooming

WordNet

Lux*u"ri*ant adjective
Etymology
L. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare: cf. F. luxuriant. See Luxuriate.
Definitions
  1. Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.
    Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. Pope.

Webster 1913