Main entry: efflorescence, bloom
Definition: a powdery deposit on a surface
Main entry: bloom, blossom, flower
Definition: reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
Definition: the organic process of bearing flowers
Usage: you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed
Main entry: bloom, blush, flush, rosiness
Definition: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
Main entry: salad days, bloom, bloom of youth
Definition: the best time of youth
Main entry: peak, prime, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, heyday, flower, flush
Definition: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Main entry: bloom, blossom, flower
Definition: produce or yield flowers
Usage: The cherry tree bloomed