Definitions of effloresce
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come into or as if into flower“These manifestations effloresced in the past”
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synonyms:
burst forth
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assume crystalline form; become crystallized
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synonyms:
crystalise, crystalize, crystallize
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become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
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