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English
Etymology
From French efflorescent.
Pronunciation
Adjective
efflorescent (comparative more efflorescent, superlative most efflorescent)
- Bursting into flower.
- Growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.
- Forming a white dust or efflorescence on the surface.
Quotations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.flɔ.ʁɛ.sɑ̃/ ~ /e.flɔ.ʁe.sɑ̃/, /ɛf.flɔ.ʁɛs.sɑ̃s/[1]
Adjective
efflorescent (feminine efflorescente, masculine plural efflorescents, feminine plural efflorescentes)
- efflorescent
References
Latin
Verb
efflōrēscent
- third-person plural future active indicative of efflōrēscō