as in flowers
to produce flowers
created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season
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blooms
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The longaniza breakfast taco lands hot in my hands, the tortilla still steaming, folded around spicy sausage and eggs with a tomato-rich salsa that blooms slowly with heat.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Every seasoned gardener knows the particular satisfaction of coaxing beauty from unlikely places — a stubborn perennial that finally blooms, a shaded corner that transforms with the right groundcover.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Effloresces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effloresces. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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