[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

efflorescence \ef`flores"cence\, n. f. efflorescence.
   1. bot. flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of
      flowers; blowth.
      1913 webster

   2. med. a redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash,
      measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.
      1913 webster

   3. chem.
      a the formation of the whitish powder or crust on the
          surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc.
      b the powder or crust thus formed.
          1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
flower prime peak heyday bloom blossom 
flush rash roseola skin rash blossoming 
flowering florescence inflorescence anthesis 

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