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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blos•som /ˈblɑsəm/USA pronunciation n. - Botanythe flower of a plant: [countable]apple blossoms.[uncountable]The tree was covered in blossom.
- Botany the state of flowering:[uncountable]The cherry trees are in blossom.
v. [no object] - Botany(of a tree or bush) to produce or yield blossoms:The tree blossomed quickly.
- (of a flower) to open up;
bloom:The roses blossomed last week. - to develop successfully;
grow;
flourish:His talent blossomed at the university.[~ + into + object]blossomed into a beautiful young woman.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blos•som (blos′əm),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]- Botanythe flower of a plant, esp. of one producing an edible fruit.
- Botanythe state of flowering:The apple tree is in blossom.
v.i. - Botanyto produce or yield blossoms.
- to flourish;
develop (often fol. by into or out):a writer of commercial jingles who blossomed out into an important composer. - (of a parachute) to open.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English blosme, blossem, Old English blōstm(a), blōsma flower; cognate with Middle Dutch bloesem, Middle Low German blosem, blossem; (verb, verbal) Middle English blosmen, Old English blōstmian, derivative of the noun, nominal See bloom1, blow3
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged thrive, bloom, burgeon, sprout.
Blos•som (blos′əm),USA pronunciation n. - a female given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blossom /ˈblɒsəm/ n - 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)
vb (intransitive)- (of plants) to come into flower
- to develop or come to a promising stage
Etymology: Old English blōstm; related to Middle Low German blōsem, Latin flōs flowerˈblossomy adj |