| 单词 | blossom |
| 释义 | blossom (once / 252 pages) 1nv 2vn The flowering part of a plant or tree that will form the seeds or fruit is called a blossom and synonyms include bloom and flower. The noun can also refer to the state of such flowering. You shouldn't miss cherry blossom time in Washington, D.C. As a verb, blossom means to produce flowers. Your favorite time of year may spring be when all the trees blossom and the air is perfumed with their scent. The verb blossom also means to begin to flourish and develop. If you are a teenager, you might be waiting to blossom and feel confident in your personality and grow into your gangly limbs. WORD FAMILYblossom: blossomed, blossoming, blossoms+/blossoming: blossomings USAGE EXAMPLESSunday at the home on Blossom Knoll Avenue. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) I’m hopeful that 2017 will see the flickering resurgence of outdoor civic spaces blossom into something more profound and lasting. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) At least Palmer gets to step back into the stadium where his dreams blossomed. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts Syn|Hypo|Hyper bloom, flower floret, floweret a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) apetalous flowerflower having no petals inflorescencethe flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk ray floret, ray flowersmall flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower buda partially opened flower chrysanthemumthe flower of a chrysanthemum plant flower heada shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositae ament, catkina cylindrical spikelike inflorescence rosebudthe bud of a rose umbelflat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center corymbflat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first flower clusteran inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers cymemore or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first spike(botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis reproductive structure the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction 2v produce or yield flowers 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper bloom, flower burst forth, effloresce come into or as if into flower develop grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment 1v develop or come to a promising stage Youth blossomed into maturity Syn|Hyper blossom forth, blossom out, unfold develop grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment 2n the period of greatest prosperity or productivity Syn|Hypo|Hyper bloom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak, prime golden age a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak period, period of time, time period an amount of time |
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