English Explanatory Dictionary

efflorescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bursting into flower.
  2. Growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.
  3. Forming a white dust or efflorescence on the surface.

Word forms

efflorescent more efflorescent most efflorescent

Etymology

From Latin efflōrēscēns. Compare French efflorescent. By surface analysis, effloresce + -ent.

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