Luxuriancy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of luxuriance. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "The province abounds with vast forests of timber; the plains are covered with a surprising luxuriancy of vegetables, flowers, and flowering shrubs, diffusing the most delicious fragrance."

Example

More examples

"The province abounds with vast forests of timber; the plains are covered with a surprising luxuriancy of vegetables, flowers, and flowering shrubs, diffusing the most delicious fragrance."

Etymology

From luxury + -ancy or luxuriant + -cy.

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