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efflorescence

n.
UK //ˌɛfləɹˈɛsəns// ef·flo·res·cence
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Origin

Borrowed from French efflorescence, from Latin efflōrēscō (from ex- (“out”) + flōrēscō (“to blossom”)) + -ence. By surface analysis, effloresce + -ence.

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