as in blooming
to produce flowers
created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season
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These are plants that require two years of care to establish themselves before blooming.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026 -
In the Public Garden, buds were blooming on trees and people took in the sunshine.—
Matt Stone,
Boston Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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And just five minutes away, oceanfront walking paths are set alongside rare, flowering maritime meadows that grow abundant in the salty Salish Sea air.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Keep plants in this ideal growth stage by cutting them back regularly before flowering.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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Politicians who represent that corridor say buses couldn’t run enough service to accommodate new development blossoming along the interstate, or tech jobs spawning from Livermore National Laboratory.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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But he’s also headed there for his blossoming baseball skills.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Efflorescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efflorescing. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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