efflorescent

English

Etymology

From French efflorescent.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

efflorescent (comparative more efflorescent, superlative most efflorescent)

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

Quotations

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.flɔ.ʁɛ.sɑ̃/ ~ /e.flɔ.ʁe.sɑ̃/, /ɛf.flɔ.ʁɛs.sɑ̃s/

Adjective

efflorescent (feminine efflorescente, masculine plural efflorescents, feminine plural efflorescentes)

1. efflorescent

Latin

Verb

efflōrēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of efflōrēscō