Etymology

luxuriant

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Today it means: Abundant in growth or detail. Full definition →

Latin lūxuriāns
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlūxuriāns
  2. English todayluxuriant

Borrowed from Latin lūxuriāns, present participle of lūxuriō, itself from lūxuria (“luxury, excess”). Equivalent to luxury + -ant.

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