the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
the state of flowering: The apple tree is in blossom.
verb (used without object)
Botany. to produce or yield blossoms.
to flourish; develop (often followed by into or out): a writer of commercial jingles who blossomed out into an important composer.
(of a parachute) to open.
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Origin of blossom
before 900; (noun) Middle English blosme, blossem,Old English blōstm(a), blōsma flower; cognate with Middle Dutch bloesem,Middle Low German blosem, blossem; (v.) Middle English blosmen,Old English blōstmian, derivative of the noun See bloom1, blow3
SYNONYMS FOR blossom
4 thrive, bloom, burgeon, sprout.
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OTHER WORDS FROM blossom
blos·som·less,adjectiveblos·som·y,adjectiveoutblossom,verb (used with object)re·blos·som,verb (used without object)
The right mix can help a cactus blossom, a peperomia propagate, or philodendron grow long enough to vine up a trellis.
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Within two or three weeks, the stalks swell into a multitude of meadow-grasses and blossoms as tall as my waist, fragrant and enveloping.
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Usually, when the moth smells the unaltered floral fragrance, it flies upwind and uses its long, skinny mouthparts to probe the tube the way that it would a blossom.
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Drones that blow pollen-laden bubbles onto blossoms could someday help farmers pollinate their crops.
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Mayim Bialik and the cast of Blossom Charming family moment, or the beginning of a “Very Special Episode” of Blossom?
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My finger burned when it touched the blossom of lead embedded in the ceramic armor.
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What Newman brought to the screen, what allowed him to blossom, was his ability to make Hud and Harper and Fast Eddie so familiar.
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The seeds Stewart has planted over the years have taken root and are starting to blossom.
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Degrassi High had a “found stash” episode in 1990, as did Blossom and Saved By the Bell in 1991.
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Mis' Blossom was into it, and he come around to paint her up.
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Mrs. Blossom was sure the basket was not big enough to contain him, and wondered what had become of him.
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Mrs. Stacy had always expected that Blossom's children would be her grandchildren.
When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry|Charles Neville Buck
Blight appears on apple trees in three forms, as blossom blight, as twig blight, and as blight cankers.
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Oranges are here seen on the trees; and the trees, shrubs and flowers are green, and some of them in blossom.
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British Dictionary definitions for blossom
blossom
/ (ˈblɒsəm) /
noun
the flower or flowers of a plant, esp conspicuous flowers producing edible fruit
the time or period of flowering (esp in the phrases in blossom, in full blossom)
verb(intr)
(of plants) to come into flower
to develop or come to a promising stageyouth had blossomed into maturity
Watch This Word Come To Life: BlossomRoxane Gay selected "blossom" as our Word of the Day. And, this video helps illustrate why it's such an engaging word.
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Watch This Word Come To Life: BlossomRoxane Gay selected "blossom" as our Word of the Day. And, this video helps illustrate why it's such an engaging word.