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lush

/lʌʃ/adjective

Soft and rich; describing soil that is fertile and easy to work.

Example sentences

  • The valley's lush soil produces two harvests a year.
  • Generations of farmers have prized this lush ground by the river.

Most often describes thick, healthy plant growth: lush lawns, lush rainforest. In British slang it can mean anything very pleasing.

Featured as word of the day on January 3, 2026.

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