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   luxuriant

   /lʌɡˈʒʊərɪənt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush: "forests of dark, luxuriant foliage"
   • ▪ (of hair) thick and healthy: "she tossed her luxuriant dark hair"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin luxuriant- ‘growing rankly’, from the verb luxuriare, from luxuria ‘luxury, rankness’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. luxuriance noun
   • 2. luxuriantly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   • U

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   • X

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   • U

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