ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈres ə n(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Latin efflorescere + Middle French -ence
1. : the period or state of flowering : anthesis
2.
a. : the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower : blossoming
his concern for the organic roots of architecture and its eventual efflorescence in beauty — Lewis Mumford
periods of higher prosperity and intellectual and artistic efflorescence — Julian Huxley
b. : an instance or example of developmental growth
that amazing efflorescence of genius — DeLancey Ferguson
perhaps the most astonishing efflorescence of intellectual adventure in the history of mankind — Lancelot Hogben
c. : the result or culminating feature of a developmental process : outgrowth , flower
the change in art is merely the efflorescence of certain long prepared and anticipated effects — Roger Fry
shows how the rich efflorescence of civilization in the West was achieved — Times Literary Supplement
3. chemistry
a. : the process of efflorescing
b. : the powder or crust thus formed
4. : a redness of the skin : eruption (as in a rash)