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luxuriant

/-ɔːɹi.ənt/ /-əɹi.ənt/

Meanings
adjective
Abundant in growth or detail.

Examples :

"The gardenia bush had luxuriant, fragrant blossoms. "
nature biology environment

Related Words

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had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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detail noun

/ˈdiːteɪl/ /dɪˈteɪl/

Something small enough to escape casual notice.

"Note this fine detail in the lower left corner."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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fragrant adjective

/ˈfɹeɪ.ɡɹənt/

Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.

"The fragrant roses filled the room with a lovely scent. "

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growth noun

/ɡɹəʊθ/ /ɡɹoʊθ/

An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

"Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China."

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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bush noun

/bʊʃ/

A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.

"The garden club planted several flowering bushes around the perimeter of the schoolyard. "

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abundant adjective

/əˈbʌn.dn̩t/ /əˈbn̩.dn̩t/

Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.

"[W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation. — Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination"

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gardenia noun

/ɡɑːˈdiːnjə/ /ɡɑɹˈdinjə/

Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers.

"My grandmother loves the sweet scent of the gardenia blooming in her front yard. "

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blossoms noun

/ˈblɒ.səms/ /ˈblɑ.səms/

A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; a mass of such flowers.

"The blossom has come early this year."