plethora

noun
UK /ˈpleθərə/
US /ˈpleθərə/

A plethora is a very large amount of something.

The bakery had a plethora of cakes to choose from.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In medicine, a plethora is an excess of blood in the body.

The old doctor described the patient's flushed face as a sign of plethora.

3. A condition of having too much of something, often more than is needed.

The report warned of a plethora of rules that slowed the work.

4. An overflowing fullness or swelling.

The garden showed a plethora of blooms after the spring rain.