TBESG:ἐξανθέωto blossom1. to put out flowers , [5th/4th c.BC] 2. metaph. to burst forth , like an efflorescence, bloom forth , [6th/5th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC]:—;of ulcers, to break out , [Refs 5th c.BC, Refs 2nd c.AD] (ML)