Main Entry: ef·flo·res·cence

Pronunciation: \-ˈre-s^ən(t)s\

Function: noun

Date: 1626

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