effloresce

effloresce

verb

Definition of EFFLORESCE

to produce flowers <created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season>

Synonyms blossom, blow, burgeon (also bourgeon), effloresce, flower, unfold

Related Words leaf, leave; bud; open

Near Antonyms dry up, fade, shrivel, wilt, wither; die, drop, expire, perish