efflouren

Middle English

Etymology

Apparently from Middle French effleurer (“remove the flowers of”), assimilated to or blended with Middle English flouren (“bloom”).

Verb

efflouren (third-person singular present indicative effloureth)

1. (intransitive, of a plant) to shed its blossoms

References

• Middle English Dictionary (1954–2001) s.v. “efflǒuren (v.)”