effloresce
verb
ef·flo·resce
ˌe-flə-ˈres 
effloresced; efflorescing
1
: to burst forth : bloom
2
a
: to change to a powder from loss of water of crystallization
b
: to form or become covered with a powdery crust
bricks may effloresce owing to the deposition of soluble salts
Examples of effloresce in a Sentence
created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
—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
Republican nominee Marc Molinaro would no doubt want to mention the corruption that has effloresced on Mr. Cuomo’s watch, the lousy upstate economy, and the decline of New York City’s subways.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2018
Cherry blossoms effloresced on collars and scarves.
—Isaac Oliver, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017
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
Republican nominee Marc Molinaro would no doubt want to mention the corruption that has effloresced on Mr. Cuomo’s watch, the lousy upstate economy, and the decline of New York City’s subways.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2018
Cherry blossoms effloresced on collars and scarves.
—Isaac Oliver, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017
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effloresce
intransitive verb
ef·flo·resce
ˌef-lə-ˈres
effloresced; efflorescing
: to change to a powder from loss of water of crystallization
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