If there is a ~ of something or if it occurs in ~, there is a very large quantity or variety of it. (FORMAL)
The Dart is a delightful river with a ~ of wild flowers along its banks...
= abundance
N-SING-COLL: usu N of n, also in N
If there is a ~ of something or if it occurs in ~, there is a very large quantity or variety of it. (FORMAL)
The Dart is a delightful river with a ~ of wild flowers along its banks...
= abundance
N-SING-COLL: usu N of n, also in N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012