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blossom

  (blŏs'əm) pronunciation
n.
  1. A flower or cluster of flowers.
  2. The condition or time of flowering: peach trees in blossom.
  3. A period or condition of maximum development. See synonyms at bloom1.
intr.v., -somed, -som·ing, -soms.
  1. To come into flower; bloom.
  2. To develop; flourish: The child blossomed into a beauty.

[Middle English, from Old English blōstm.]

blossomy blos'som·y adj.
 
 
Thesaurus: blossom

noun

  1. The showy reproductive structure of a plant: bloom, floret, flower. See better/worse.
  2. A condition or time of vigor and freshness: bloom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush, prime. See better/worse.

verb

  1. To bear flowers: bloom, blow, burgeon, effloresce, flower. See better/worse, rich/poor.
  2. To grow rapidly and luxuriantly: bloom, flourish, thrive. See thrive/fail/exist.

 
Antonyms: blossom

n

Definition: flower
Antonyms: withering

v

Definition: flourish
Antonyms: deteriorate, die, fade, shrink

v

Definition: flower
Antonyms: fade, shrink, shrivel, wither


 
Word Tutor: blossom
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The flowers on a tree or plant. To come into one's own.

pronunciation Blossom by blossom the spring begins. — Algernon Swinburne

 
Wikipedia: blossom
Alternate meanings: See Blossom (disambiguation)

Blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit trees (Genus Prunus) and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely but for a short period of time. Blossoms are either pink or white depending on the species or variety. Nectarine blossoms, peach blossoms, most cherry blossoms, and some almond blossoms are usually pink. Plum blossoms, apple blossoms, some cherry blossoms, and most almond blossoms are white.

Blossom trees have a tendency to lose their flower petals in wind blown cascades often covering the surrounding ground in petals. This attribute tends to distinguish blossom trees from other flowering trees.

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Translations: Translations for: Blossom

Dansk (Danish)
n. - blomst, blomsterflor
v. intr. - blomstre, stå i flor

Nederlands (Dutch)
bloesem, bloei, bloesemen

Français (French)
n. - floraison, fleurs, fleur
v. intr. - fleurir, s'épanouir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Blüte, "Perle"
v. - Blüten tragen, blühen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανθός, άνθος, λουλούδι, μπουμπούκι
v. - ανθώ, ανθίζω, ανθοφορώ, μπουμπουκιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
fiorire, fioritura, fiore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - flor (f) (de planta frutífera)
v. - florir

Русский (Russian)
цвести, цвет, цветение

Español (Spanish)
n. - flor, brote, capullo
v. intr. - florecer, florar, brotar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (fruktträds)blomma, blomning
v. - slå ut i blom

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
花, 开花, 全部花朵, 开花期, 发展成, 生长茂盛, 出现

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 花, 開花, 全部花朵, 開花期
v. intr. - 開花, 發展成, 生長茂盛, 出現

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 꽃, 개화, 청춘
v. intr. - 꽃이 피다, 번영하다, 퍼지다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 花, 開花, 開花期, 青春
v. - 花を開く, 花が咲く, 発展する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زهرة, برعم (فعل) أزهر, ازدهر, تفتح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרח, פרחים, פריחה, שלב מבטיח‬
v. intr. - ‮פרח‬


 
 

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