Use 'luxuriant' to depict nature scenes with vivid, rich growth, evoking a visual and sensory experience. The hiking trail was surrounded by luxuriant underbrush.
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Positive Connotation
'Luxuriant' suggests health and vitality when describing plants, indicating they're flourishing. She tended to her garden, proud of the luxuriant plants.
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Metaphoric Use
Metaphorically, 'luxuriant' implies something richly abundant or productive, not just plants. He had a luxuriant imagination that filled his stories with detail.