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blossom

1

[ blos-uhm ]

noun

Botany.
  1. the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
  2. the state of flowering:

    The apple tree is in blossom.



verb (used without object)

  1. Botany. to produce or yield blossoms.
  2. to flourish; develop (often followed by into or out ):

    a writer of commercial jingles who blossomed out into an important composer.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. (of a parachute) to open.

Blossom

2

[ blos-uhm ]

noun

  1. a first name.

blossom

/ 藞产濒蓲蝉蓹尘 /

noun

  1. the flower or flowers of a plant, esp conspicuous flowers producing edible fruit
  2. the time or period of flowering (esp in the phrases in blossom, in full blossom )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (of plants) to come into flower
  2. to develop or come to a promising stage

    youth had blossomed into maturity

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞产濒辞蝉蝉辞尘颈苍驳, nounadjective
  • 藞产濒辞蝉蝉辞尘测, adjective
  • 藞产濒辞蝉蝉辞尘濒别蝉蝉, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 产濒辞蝉顎僺辞尘路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 产濒辞蝉顎僺辞尘路测 adjective
  • 辞耻迟顎卋濒辞蝉顎僺辞尘 verb (used with object)
  • 谤别路产濒辞蝉顎僺辞尘 verb (used without object)
  • 耻苍路产濒辞蝉顎僺辞尘别诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路产濒辞蝉顎僺辞尘路颈苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of blossom1

First recorded before 900; Middle English noun blosme, blossem, Old English 产濒艒蝉迟尘(补), 产濒艒蝉尘补 鈥渇lower鈥; cognate with Middle Dutch bloesem, Middle Low German blosem, blossem; bloom 1, blow 3
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of blossom1

Old English 产濒艒蝉迟尘 ; related to Middle Low German 产濒艒蝉别尘 , Latin 蹿濒艒蝉 flower
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Locked up at a federal prison in Alameda County that at the time housed men and women, she met Bruce Perlowin, a convicted drug smuggler, and romance blossomed.

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They wind up getting cast, under strained dramatic circumstances, in the school musical, and a romance of sensitive oddballs blossoms.

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Murakami is unquestionably adept with a brush, a pen or a computer, creating iconic art that features manga, anime, cartoons and brightly colored anthropomorphic cherry blossoms, mushrooms and assorted flowers.

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Those 220 iPad works adorn this gallery, floor to ceiling, the walls bursting with blossom and pure joy, made at a time when the world wasn't feeling very hopeful.

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It's not an ideal environment for domestic bliss to blossom - or good for Michael's street cred - but it does provide the scene for the 36-year-old actor's "most amazing" TV experience to date.

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More About Blossom

What does blossom mean?

In botany, a blossom is the flower of a plant, normally in its early stages and often referring to a flower that becomes edible fruit, such as apple and cherry blossoms.

In botanical terms, a blossom 聽is a flower that is attached to an edible fruit, such as a tomato blossom, or plant that is known for a product that is not the flower, like a cactus.

Blossom also refers to the state of flowering, as in Washington, DC, looks lovely when all the cherry trees are in blossom.

To blossom means to produce blossoms. When a plant is blossoming, it has produced flower buds that are in the process of producing petals and opening.

Figuratively, to blossom means to flourish or to begin to succeed or develop. If someone tells you that you are blossoming into a good student, they mean you are getting better at your schoolwork or completing your schoolwork.

Example: The cherry blossoms unfolding are always the best part of April.

Where does blossom come from?

The first records of the term blossom come from before the 900s. It ultimately comes from the Old English 产濒艒蝉迟尘a, meaning 鈥渇lower.鈥

Blossoming can refer to anything that opens up similarly to how a flower unfolds. For example, parachutes are said to blossom, especially those that are wide or circular with folds that blossom like a flower as they rise into the sky. Butterflies are often said to blossom out of their cocoons and unfold their wings as a flower would blossom from a bud and unfold its petals.

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What are some other forms related to blossom?

  • blossomless (adjective)
  • blossomy (adjective)
  • outblossom (verb)
  • reblossom (verb)
  • unblossomed (adjective)

What are some synonyms for blossom?

What are some words that share a root or word element with blossom?

What are some words that often get used in discussing blossom?

How is blossom used in real life?

Blossom is most often used when referring to part of a flowering plant but is also used to refer to figurative blossoming.

Try using blossom!

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for blossom?

A. bloom
B. burgeon
C. unfold
D. shrink

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