effloresced
Burst into bloom
Effloresced is the past tense of effloresce, meaning to bloom or flower forth.
In chemistry, a substance effloresces when it loses water and becomes powite powder upon exposure to air: The crystals effloresced after sitting out overnight.
Figuratively, something that effloresced came into full expression or flourished: His talent effloresced in his later years.
Grew vigorously, succeeded
- prosperedSucceeded materially
- blossomedGrew into fullness
- developedGrew or advanced
- burgeonedGrew or expanded quickly
bloomed · peaked · ripened · matured · culminated · came into being · emerged · unfolded
Fine dry particles
- crustHard outer layer
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- saltSodium chloride compound
residue · coating · precipitate · chalky · whitened · surface · encrustation · calcium
Grew into fullness
- floweredProduced blooms
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- petalsColored bloom segments
botanical · inflorescence · corolla · sepals · pollen · nectar · stamen · pistil
Dried and shrunken
- declinedRefused or diminished
- deterioratedBecame worse over time
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
- decayedBroken down organically
crumbled · disintegrated · desiccated · perished · waned · ebbed · passed · diminished
thrived
Grew vigorously, succeeded
burgeoned · bloomed · peaked · ripened · matured · culminated · came into being · emerged · unfolded · manifested
powder
Fine dry particles
salt · residue · coating · precipitate · chalky · whitened · surface · encrustation · calcium · sodium
blossomed
Grew into fullness
petals · botanical · inflorescence · corolla · sepals · pollen · nectar · stamen · pistil · budded
withered
Dried and shrunken
- declinedRefused or diminished
- deterioratedBecame worse over time
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
decayed · crumbled · disintegrated · desiccated · perished · waned · ebbed · passed · diminished · dried out
effloresceddeliquesced
Dissolved by absorbing moisture
dissolved · absorbed · reabsorbed · liquefied · hydrated