blossom

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.

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.

n

Definition: flower
Antonyms: withering

v

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

v

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

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

Blossom by blossom the spring begins. — Algernon Swinburne

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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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