efflorescence
12 synonyms for efflorescence, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The process of flowering.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
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Less common
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Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Borrowed from French efflorescence, from Latin efflōrēscō (from ex- ("out") plus flōrēscō ("to blossom")), plus -ence. On the surface it analyses as effloresce plus -ence.
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