efflorescent
efflorescent · more efflorescent · most efflorescent
Bursting into flowerBursting into flower.
Meaning
3 sensesBursting into flower.
when the bud, or buds, on a plant are bursting into flower
Growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.
Forming a white dust or efflorescence on the surface.
Origin
From Latin efflōrēscēns. Compare French efflorescent. By surface analysis, effloresce + -eFrom Latin efflōrēscēns. Compare French efflorescent. By surface analysis, effloresce + -ent.
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Forms
more efflorescent, most efflorescent| Comparative | more efflorescent Lesson |
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| Superlative | most efflorescent Lesson |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- when the bud, or buds, on a plant are bursting into flower:abloom
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form