efflorescing

verb

present participle of effloresce
as in blooming
to produce flowers created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season

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  1. blooming
  2. flowering
  3. blossoming
Verb
  • Cut back new wood hydrangeas in fall, but wait until after blooming to prune old wood ones.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Set within a blooming garden just steps from the beach on Boulevard de la Plage, this collaboration between entrepreneur Laurent Taïeb and designer extraordinaire Philippe Starck is named in homage to Taïeb’s mother and daughter.
    — Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of blooming
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  • He was particularly taken with the plants of the Amazon basin, especially climbing vines and flowering trees.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Once certain annuals finish flowering, leaving the stems and surrounding soil undisturbed can provide shelter for beneficial insects, including native bees that overwinter in the ground or inside hollow stems.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of flowering
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  • Along with their blossoming personalities can come the acquisition of some frustrating new habits that can drive parents bananas.
    — Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Jaguars offense is wayyy better than what the Bengals just faced, led by a blossoming Trevor Lawrence.
    — J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of blossoming
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“Efflorescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efflorescing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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