effloresce has definitions from the fields of crystallography,botany,chemistry
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[ verb ] (botany) burst forth into or as if into flower

Synonyms

burst_forth

Examples

"These manifestations effloresced in the past"

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

In_time , these minor manifestations will multiply and effloresce , riddling you with frambesia , the king's_evil , sheep_rot , and clonic spasm , until your very existence becomes a burden and you cry_out_for release .

Related terms

bloom blossoming

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[ verb ] (chemistry,crystallography) assume crystalline form; become crystallized
3
[ verb ] (crystallography) become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation

Related terms

encrust

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