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Definition of Blossom
1. Verb. Produce or yield flowers. "The cherry tree bloomed"
Generic synonyms: Develop
Specialized synonyms: Burst Forth, Effloresce
Derivative terms: Bloom, Bloom, Bloomer, Flower, Flower, Flowering
2. Noun. Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts.
Group relationships: Angiosperm, Flowering Plant
Specialized synonyms: Floret, Floweret, Apetalous Flower, Inflorescence, Ray Floret, Ray Flower, Bud, Chrysanthemum
Terms within: Stamen, Pistil, Carpel, Ovary, Floral Leaf, Chlamys, Floral Envelope, Perianth, Perigone, Perigonium
Generic synonyms: Reproductive Structure
Derivative terms: Bloom, Flower
3. Verb. Develop or come to a promising stage. "Youth blossomed into maturity"
Generic synonyms: Develop
Derivative terms: Unfolding
4. Noun. The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
Specialized synonyms: Golden Age
Derivative terms: Flush
Definition of Blossom
1. n. The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as, the blossoms and fruit of a tree; an apple tree in blossom.
2. v. i. To put forth blossoms or flowers; to bloom; to blow; to flower.
Definition of Blossom
1. Noun. A flower, especially indicative of fruit as seen on a fruit tree etc.; taken collectively as the mass of such flowers. ¹
2. Noun. The state or season of producing such flowers. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To have or open into blossoms; to bloom. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To begin to thrive or flourish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blossom
1. to bloom [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: bloom
Medical Definition of Blossom
1. A flower or bloom, especially. Of a fruit bearing plant. A state or time of flowering, literally, and figuratively. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blossom
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