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blos·som
(blŏs′əm)n.
1. A flower or cluster of flowers.
2. The condition or time of flowering: peach trees in blossom.
3. A condition or period of maximum development. See Synonyms at bloom1.
intr.v. blos·somed, blos·som·ing, blos·soms
1. To come into flower; bloom.
2. To develop; flourish: The child blossomed into a beauty.
blos′som·y adj.
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blossom
(ˈblɒsəm)n
1. (Botany) 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)
vb (intr)
3. (Botany) (of plants) to come into flower
4. to develop or come to a promising stage: youth had blossomed into maturity.
[Old English blōstm; related to Middle Low German blōsem, Latin flōs flower]
ˈblossoming n, adj
ˈblossomless adj
ˈblossomy adj
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blos•som
(ˈblɒs əm)n.
1. the flower of a plant, esp. of one producing an edible fruit.
2. the state of flowering.
v.i. 3. to produce or yield blossoms.
4. to open up; bloom.
5. to develop successfully; flourish (often fol. by into or out).
6. to appear; become manifest.
[before 900; Middle English blosme, blossem, Old English blōstm(a), blōsma flower]
blos′som•y, adj.
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blossom
Past participle: blossomed
Gerund: blossoming
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Noun | 1. | blossom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts angiosperm, flowering plant - plants having seeds in a closed ovary apetalous flower - flower having no petals inflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk ray floret, ray flower - small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower bud - a partially opened flower stamen - the male reproductive organ of a flower reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction pistil - the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma carpel - a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil ovary - the organ that bears the ovules of a flower floral leaf - a modified leaf that is part of a flower chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils chrysanthemum - the flower of a chrysanthemum plant |
2. | blossom - the period of greatest prosperity or productivity period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" golden age - a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema" | |
Verb | 1. | blossom - produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" effloresce, burst forth - come into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past" |
2. | blossom - develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
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blossom
noun
1. flower, bloom, bud, efflorescence, floret the blossoms of plants, shrubs and trees
verb
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blossom
noun2. A condition or time of vigor and freshness:
1. To bear flowers:
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Translations
kvéstkvětrozkvéstrozkvět
blomstreblomstringfolde sig udblomst
kukkiakukoistaakukintakukintokukka
beharcvatcvijetcvjetati
blóm, blómsturblómstra
花花が咲く
꽃꽃이 피다
pražystižydintis
uzplauktziedētzieds
rozkvitnúť
cvetrazcveteti se
blomma
ดอกไม้พัฒนา เติบโต
hoara hoa
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[ˈblɒsəm]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈblɒsəm]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
blossom
(ˈblosəm) noun flowers, especially of a fruit tree. beautiful blossom; apple blossom.
verb1. to develop flowers. My plant has blossomed.
2. to flourish. She blossomed into a beautiful woman.
ˈblossoming adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
blossom
→ زَهْرَة, يُزْهِرُ kvést, květ blomstre, blomstring aufblühen, Blüte ανθίζω, μπουμπούκι flor, florecer kukinto, kukkia fleur, fleurir cvat, cvjetati fiorire, fioritura 花, 花が咲く 꽃, 꽃이 피다 bloesem, ontbloeien blomst, blomstre kwiecie, rozkwitnąć desabrochar, flor de árvore преуспевать, цветок blomma ดอกไม้, พัฒนา เติบโต çiçek açmak, tomurcuk hoa, ra hoa 开花Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009