effloresce (v.)

  1. come into or as if into flower; These manifestations effloresced in the past

    [ Syn: burst forth ]

  2. assume crystalline form; become crystallized

    [ Syn: crystallize , crystalize , crystalise ]

  3. become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation

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