Lux-ū'ri-ant, a.
(lugz-yū'rĭ-ant, or luks-yū'rĭ-ant), a. [Lat. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare; Fr. luxuriant, Sp. lujuriante, It. lussuriante. See infra.]
Sense 1. Exuberant in growth; abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass.
Sense 2. Exuberant in plenty; in great abundance.
Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. Pope.
Luxuriant flower (Bot.), one which multiplies the covers of the fructification so as to destroy the essential parts.