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.
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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.
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Sabrina Imbler,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2021
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effloresce
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After flowering, the foliage continues to photosynthesize and generates energy, which is stored in the roots.
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Each flowering stem adds blooms to the end, so the stems can become long and tangled over time.
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Cheryl planted perennials at the property to bloom throughout the year.
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Within days of the pool being refilled on June 9, patches of vivid green algae bloomed across the surface, particularly near the Lincoln and World War II memorials.
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“Effloresce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effloresce. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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