efflorescent
English
editEtymology
editFrom French efflorescent.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective
editefflorescent (comparative more efflorescent, superlative most efflorescent)
- Bursting into flower.
- Growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.
- Forming a white dust or efflorescence on the surface.
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:efflorescent.
French
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editefflorescent (feminine efflorescente, masculine plural efflorescents, feminine plural efflorescentes)
References
edit- ^ “efflorescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editVerb
editefflōrēscent