Definition of "efflorescences" [efflorescences]

• Plural form of efflorescence. (noun)

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• "Muslim pilgrims in the next Hajj will see a new four-tiered Jamarat Bridge, a sort of multi-limbed amoeba of reconfigurable inflow and outflow ramps, emergency exits, and subway tunnels directing the flood of supplicants safely through the rocky landscape of Mina, and curiously ornamented with anemone-like efflorescences above the pillars on the upper level."
• "With coastal development and sea level continuing to rise unabated, expect more of these geo-efflorescences popping up everywhere like micro-tentacled warts, the sight of which will utterly gross people out or completely fascinate them."
• "All these many-hued dresses which covered the sands like nosegays, these pretty stuffs, those showy parasols, the fictitious grace of tightened waists, all the ingenious devices of fashion from the smart little shoe to the extravagant hat, the seductive charm of gesture, voice, and smile, all the coquettish airs in short displayed on this seashore, suddenly struck him as stupendous efflorescences of female depravity."