luxuriant
adjective
, (ˌ)lək-ˈshu̇r-\
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Synonyms
green, grown, leafy, lush, overgrown, verdant
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Allowing a luxuriant understory to grow in plantations can protect insects and some small mammals, such as the leopard cat—and ultimately benefit the oil palm trees as well. — Dyna Rochmyaningsih, Science | AAAS, "Courting controversy, scientists team with industry to tackle one of the world’s most destructive crops," 11 July 2019 Designed by King Fernando II, this 19th-century Romanticist castle is a whimsical patchwork of turrets and domes overlooking luxuriant gardens. — National Geographic, "EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC," 12 June 2019 Adelaide jumped on request, and allowed a visitor to feed her with one hand, leaving the other free to stroke her dense, luxuriant fur. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "‘Roos, geese, and a blue-tongued lizard: Behind the scenes at San Diego Zoo Safari Park," 8 June 2019 The languorous, luxuriant summer of dream and imagination, of blue skies heaped in fleecy clouds, obviously surrendered, if perhaps for only a single day, to meteorological reality. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, "After the solstice, rain and gray skies," 22 June 2018 The usually simple but luscious shrimp-and-pork lumpia eggrolls are punctuated with the additional toppings of luxuriant sea urchin. — Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, "What to Expect at Ma’am Sir, Silver Lake’s Newest Filipino Restaurant and Bar," 31 May 2018 The earliest show him as a baby and a toddler, with luxuriant long red hair. — Thomas Hine, Philly.com, "At Barnes, two Renoirs - father and son - share one show, diminishing the impact of both," 3 May 2018 The video finds the 19-year-old and a trope of lady friends bopping around a luxuriant mansion. — Patrick Crowley, Billboard, "Maggie Lindemann Opts For A 'Darker Look' in 'Obsessed' Video: Watch," 28 Mar. 2018 Five minutes into the 2001 video-game adaptation Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the title character (played by Angelina Jolie) takes a luxuriant shower that includes a Flashdance-style hair flip as preparation for her tomb raiding. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Tomb Raider Is a Gritty Reboot of a Video-Game Classic," 15 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'luxuriant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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