n.
Pronunciation: - ' re-s ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Date: 1626
1 a : the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower : BLOSSOMING <periods of ⋯ intellectual and artistic efflorescence ― Julian Huxley> b : an instance of such development c : fullness of manifestation : CULMINATION
2 : the period or state of flowering
3 : the process or product of efflorescing chemically
– ef · flo · res · cent \ -s ə nt \ adjective