effloresce

pronunciation

How to pronounce effloresce in British English: UK [ˌeflɔ:'res]word uk audio image

How to pronounce effloresce in American English: US [ˌefloʊ'res] word us audio image

  • Verb:
    burst forth into or as if into flower
    assume crystalline form; become crystallized
    become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation

Word Origin

effloresce (v.)
"to come into flower," 1775, from Latin efflorescere, inceptive form (in Late Latin simplified to efflorere) "to blossom, spring up, flourish, abound," from ex "out" (see ex-) + florescere "to blossom," from flos (see flora). Sense in chemistry is from 1788.

Example

1. Purple flowers effloresce after rain on campus .

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