efflorescence

ef·flo·res·cence

noun \-ˈre-s^ən(t)s\

Definition of EFFLORESCENCE

1

a : the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower : blossoming <periods of … intellectual and artistic efflorescence — Julian Huxley> b : an instance of such development c : fullness of manifestation : culmination

2

: the period or state of flowering

3

: the process or product of efflorescing chemically

— ef·flo·res·cent \-s^ənt\ adjective

First Known Use of EFFLORESCENCE

1626