Which phrase helped you determine the meaning of "gorgeous" in the quote?
"The cyclone had set the house down very gently––for a cyclone––in the midst of a country of marvelous beauty. There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits. Banks of gorgeous flowers were on every hand, and birds with rare and brilliant plumage sang and fluttered in the trees and bushes."