a. [ad. L. efflōrescent-em, pr. pple. of efflōrescere: see EFFLORESCE.]

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  1.  Bot. That is efflorescing or blooming.

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  2.  a. Resembling an efflorescence. b. Forming an efflorescence; appearing on the surface in a powdery deposit; also fig.

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1818.  Faraday, Res., vii. (1848), 18. A slight efflorescent appearance was seen on the broken edge.

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1876.  Harley, Mat. Med., 69. In combination … it is found efflorescent on the soil in some countries.

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1878.  Bates, Centr. Amer., vi. 81. Gold … is found mostly efflorescent or disseminated in the mines of La Luz and S. Bernabé.

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1879.  G. Macdonald, P. Faber, I. x. 117. Deadening his touch with the efflorescent crusts … upon the dry bones of theology.

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