effloresce
\ ef-luh-RES \ , verb;
1.to burst into bloom; blossom.
2.Chemistry . a. to change either throughout or on the surface to a mealy or powdery substance upon exposure to air, as a crystalline substance through loss of water of crystallization. b. to become incrusted or covered with crystals of salt or the like through evaporation or chemical change.
Quotes:
Remember that, whether for liberty or whether for love, passion effloresces in the human being—no matter when, where, or how—with every spring's return.
-- Grace King, "A Crippled Hope," 1893
…it would have been as impossible for such a feeling to find root, as it would be for myrtle trees to effloresce from a Duvillier periwig.
-- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, "Devereux" , 1829
Origin:
Effloresce derives from the Latin word for "flower," flōs . It entered English in the late 1700s.
