as in to flower
to produce flowers
created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season
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Recent Examples of effloresce
University of Washington By mid-March, the 29 Yoshino cherry trees planted on the University of Washington’s Liberal Arts Quadrangle will be efflorescing into pale-pink puffs, like giant botanical versions of cotton candy.
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Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
Her later conversations with Molly effloresce into speaking aloud her own anxieties.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2021
Within days of an eruption, white bacterial mats effloresce like dustings of snow, blizzardings dancing in the currents.
—Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2021
Republican nominee Marc Molinaro would no doubt want to mention the corruption that has effloresced on Mr. Cuomo’s watch, the lousy upstate economy, and the decline of New York City’s subways.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2018
Cherry blossoms effloresced on collars and scarves.
—Isaac Oliver, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017
Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
Her later conversations with Molly effloresce into speaking aloud her own anxieties.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2021
Within days of an eruption, white bacterial mats effloresce like dustings of snow, blizzardings dancing in the currents.
—Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2021
Republican nominee Marc Molinaro would no doubt want to mention the corruption that has effloresced on Mr. Cuomo’s watch, the lousy upstate economy, and the decline of New York City’s subways.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2018
Cherry blossoms effloresced on collars and scarves.
—Isaac Oliver, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effloresce
Verb
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Staggering the height of flowering vertical growers.—
Lauren Dunec Hoang,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 July 2025
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Plant along pathways and beneath flowering shrubs for low maintenance charm.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Spikes of violet-blue flowers open in early summer, with repeat blooming through autumn when deadheaded.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
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Around these factories, vibrant local economies are blooming.—
Allan Swan,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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The hope is that Fields, 26, can be the latest former first-round quarterback who blossomed at a new zip code.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
23 July 2025
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Mitzi Rapkin: This novel is like a flower blossoming with all these different petals, because there’s so many different directions to look at and who has been wronged, and what has happened here.—
A Dialogue,
Literary Hub,
21 July 2025
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“Effloresce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effloresce. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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