efflorescence
noun
ef·flo·res·cence
ˌe-flə-ˈre-sᵊn(t)s
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
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