effloresce

Meaning

Verb

• To burst into bloom; to flower.
• Of something hidden: to come forth, to emerge; also, to reach full glory or power.

Origin

• From Latin efflōrēscere, present active infinitive of efflōrēscō + -ere. Efflōrēscō is derived from ef- (variant of ex-) + flōrēscō (from flōreō (from flōs (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-) + -scō).