I. lush 1 /lʌʃ/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Perhaps from Old French lache 'soft, loose' ]
1 . plants that are lush grow many leaves and look healthy and strong:
a lush green mountainous island
The fields were lush with grass and flowers.
2 . very beautiful, comfortable, and expensive SYN luxurious :
lush carpets
3 . lush music has a lot of pleasant-sounding instruments or voices together:
lush vocal harmonies
4 . informal very attractive or nice – used especially by young people:
He looks so lush in this pic!
II. lush 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Perhaps from ⇨ ↑ lush 1 ]
informal an ↑ alcoholic