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BLOSSOM
flower, bloom, blossom
(noun) reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush
(noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold
(verb) develop or come to a promising stage; “Youth blossomed into maturity”
bloom, blossom, flower
(verb) produce or yield flowers; “The cherry tree bloomed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Blossom
A hamlet in New York.
A city in Texas.
(rare) A female given name
Etymology
Noun
blossom (countable and uncountable, plural blossoms)
A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.
The state or season of producing such flowers.
(figurative) A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.
The colour of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs.
Verb
blossom (third-person singular simple present blossoms, present participle blossoming, simple past and past participle blossomed)
(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.
(intransitive) To begin to thrive or flourish.
Synonyms
• (have, or open into, blossoms): bloom, come into bloom, come into blossom, flower
• (begin to thrive or flourish): bloom, flourish, grow, prosper, thrive
Source: Wiktionary
Blos"som, n. Etym: [OE. blosme, blostme, AS. bl, bl, blossom; akin to D. bloesem, L. fios, and E. flower; from the root of E. blow to blossom. See Blow to blossom, and cf. Bloom a blossom.]
1. The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as, the blossoms and fruit of a tree; an apple tree in blossom.
Note: The term has been applied by some botanists, and is also applied in common usage, to the corolla. It is more commonly used than flower or bloom, when we have reference to the fruit which is to succeed. Thus we use flowers when we speak of plants cultivated for ornament, and bloom in a more general sense, as of flowers in general, or in reference to the beauty of flowers. Blossoms flaunting in the eye of day. Longfellow.
2. A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise. In the blossom of my youth. Massinger.
3. The color of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs; -- otherwise called peach color. In blossom, having the blossoms open; in bloom.
Blos"som, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blossomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Blossoming.] Etym: [AS. bl. See Blossom, n.]
1. To put forth blossoms or flowers; to bloom; to blow; to flower. The moving whisper of huge trees that branched And blossomed. Tennyson.
2. To flourish and prosper. Israel shall blossom and bud, and full the face of the world with fruit. Isa. xxvii. 6.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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