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luxuriance

[ luhg-zhoo r-ee-uh ns, luhk-shoo r- ]

/ lʌgˈʒʊər i əns, lʌkˈʃʊər- /

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noun

luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance; lushness.

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Origin of luxuriance

First recorded in 1720–30; luxuri(ant) + -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM luxuriance

o·ver·lux·u·ri·ance, noun

Words nearby luxuriance

luxemburg, luxian, luxol fast blue, luxor, luxulianite, luxuriance, luxuriant, luxuriate, luxurious, luxury, luxury tax

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Example sentences from the Web for luxuriance

Away below—far below where we were—lay a lovely valley, smiling in all the luxuriance of bright vegetation.
The Desert Home|Mayne Reid
Vegetation there springs up with the rapidity, and flourishes with the luxuriance, of tropical climates.
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846|Various
The second period passes from the highest point to which this art attained to a luxuriance promising decay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
Every species of grass flourishes or may flourish here, with a luxuriance unrivalled on the continent.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864|Various

The luxuriance of vegetation seemed so great, as not only to cover the earth, but to lift itself up suspended in the air.
Gleanings by the Way|John A. Clark

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