efflorescence (n.)

  1. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

    [ Syn: flower , prime , peak , heyday , bloom , blossom , flush ]

  2. any red eruption of the skin

    [ Syn: rash , roseola , skin rash ]

  3. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

    [ Syn: blossoming , flowering , florescence , inflorescence , anthesis ]

  4. a powdery deposit on a surface

    [ Syn: bloom ]

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