'Luxuriant flower' definitions:

Definition of 'Luxuriant flower'

From: GCIDE
  • Luxuriant \Lux*u"ri*ant\, a. [L. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare: cf. F. luxuriant. See Luxuriate.]
  • 1. Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; profuse; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage. [1913 Webster]
  • Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Producing luxuriant growth; very fertile; -- of soil. [PJC]
  • 3. Having or producing an abundance of elaborate details; unrestrained; -- of imagery or ornamentation. [PJC]
  • Luxuriant flower (Bot.), one in which the floral envelopes are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs. [1913 Webster]