efflorescence — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bloom noun A flower, or the state of a plant when its flowers are open.
- efflorescence noun The production of flowers.
Senses
efflorescence is used for these senses in English:
- bloom (uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
- efflorescence (pathology) A redness, rash, or eruption on the skin.
bloom — full definition
- noun A flower, or the state of a plant when its flowers are open.
- verb Of a plant, to produce and open flowers.
- verb To grow, thrive, or reach a peak of health, beauty, or success.
efflorescence — full definition
- noun The production of flowers.
- noun Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc.
- noun The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.
- noun An encrustation of soluble salts, commonly white, deposited on the surface of stone, brick, plaster, or mortar; usually caused by free alkalies leached from mortar or adjacent concrete as moisture moves through it.