Hypertext Webster Gateway: "efflorescent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Efflorescent \Ef`flo*res"cent\, a. [F. efflorescent, L.
efflorescens, -entis, blooming, p. pr. of efflorescere. See
{Effloresce}, v. i.]
1. That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure;
as, an efflorescent salt.
2. Covered with an efflorescence.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
efflorescent
adj : bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees" [syn: {abloom},
{flowering}]
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