Blossom

  • 21blossom — bloom, blossom Cherry trees are said to be in blossom, roses in bloom. The difference corresponds largely to that between trees whose blossom is a sign of fruit to come and plants whose flowers are a culmination in themselves. In figurative uses… …

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  • 22blossom —    Miss Hilary Pimm writes from Bristol to say that ‘blossom’ is used vocatively in that area to a woman ‘and makes you feel very young and beautiful’. The term was first applied to a human being in the fifteenth century, referring both to… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 23blossom — 1 noun (C, U) 1 a flower or all the flowers on a tree or bush: orange blossom 2 in (full) blossom with the flowers open 2 verb (I) 1 if trees blossom, they produce flowers: a blossoming apple tree 2 also blossom out to become happier, more… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24blossom — /ˈblɒsəm / (say blosuhm) noun 1. the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit. 2. the flowers of a fruit tree, collectively: apple blossom. 3. the state of flowering: the apple tree is in blossom. –verb (i) 4. to produce or… …

  • 25blossom — 1. noun /ˈblɒ.səm,ˈblɑ.səm/ a) A flower, especially indicative of fruit as seen on a fruit tree etc.; taken collectively as the mass of such flowers. The blossom has come early this year. b) The state or season of producing such flowers. The… …

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  • 26blossom —   Pua.   ♦ Cherished blossom, pua lei.    ♦ To blossom forth, makalapua, ōme o, mōhala, mohahala, mōhalahala, mōhola …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 27blossom — n. & v. n. 1 a flower or a mass of flowers, esp. of a fruit tree. 2 the stage or time of flowering (the cherry tree in blossom). 3 a promising stage (the blossom of youth). v.intr. 1 open into flower. 2 reach a promising stage; mature, thrive.… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 28blossom — blossomless, adj. blossomy, adj. /blos euhm/, n. Bot. 1. the flower of a plant, esp. of one producing an edible fruit. 2. the state of flowering: The apple tree is in blossom. v.i. 3. Bot. to produce or yield blossoms. 4. to flourish; develop… …

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  • 29blossom — See bloom, blossom …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 30Blossom — Original name in latin Blossom Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 33.6615 latitude 95.38579 altitude 167 Population 1494 Date 2011 05 14 …

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