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blossom
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blos·som  (blsm)
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. blos·somed, blos·som·ing, blos·soms
1. To come into flower; bloom.
2. To develop; flourish: The child blossomed into a beauty.

[Middle English, from Old English blstm; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.]

blossom·y adj.

blossom [ˈblɒsəm]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the flower or flowers of a plant, esp conspicuous flowers producing edible fruit
2. the time or period of flowering (esp in the phrases in blossom, in full blossom)
vb (intr)
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) to come into flower
2. to develop or come to a promising stage youth had blossomed into maturity
[Old English blōstm; related to Middle Low German blōsem, Latin flōs flower]
blossoming  n & adj
blossomless  adj
blossomy  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blossomblossom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
angiosperm, flowering plant - plants having seeds in a closed ovary
floret, floweret - a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
apetalous flower - flower having no petals
inflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
ray floret, ray flower - small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower
bud - a partially opened flower
stamen - the male reproductive organ of a flower
reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
pistil - the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
carpel - a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
ovary - the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
floral leaf - a modified leaf that is part of a flower
chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
chrysanthemum - the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
2.blossom - the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
golden age - a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema"
Verb1.blossom - produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"
develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"
effloresce, burst forth - come into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past"
2.blossomblossom - develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"
develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"

blossom
noun
flower, bloom, bud, efflorescence, floret the blossoms of plants, shrubs and trees
verb
1. bloom, grow, develop, mature Why do some people take longer than others to blossom?
2. succeed, progress, thrive, flourish, prosper His musical career blossomed.
3. flower, bloom, bud Rain begins to fall and peach trees blossom.
Translations
blossom [ˈblɒsəm]
A. N (= collective) → flores fpl; (= single) → flor f
in blossomen flor
B. VI [tree] → florecer (fig) → florecer, llegar a su apogeo
it blossomed into lovese transformó en amor
blossom out VI + ADV (fig) [person] → alcanzar su plenitud, florecer

blossom [ˈblɒsəm]
n (= flowers) → fleurs fpl
cherry blossom → fleurs de cerisier
vi
[plant, tree] → fleurir
[person] → s'épanouir
to blossom into sth [person, thing] → devenir qch

blossom
nBlüte f; in blossomin Blüte
vi
(tree, plant)blühen
(fig, relationship) → blühen; (person, trade etc also)aufblühen; to blossom into somethingzu etw aufblühen; (person also)zu etw erblühen (geh); (relationship)zu etw wachsen

blossom [ˈblɒsəm]
1. n (with pl sense) → fiori mpl; (single flower) → fiore m
apple blossom → fiori di melo
2. vifiorire
to blossom into (fig) → diventare

blossom [ˈblɒsəm]
1. n (with pl sense) → fiori mpl; (single flower) → fiore m
apple blossom → fiori di melo
2. vifiorire
to blossom into (fig) → diventare

blossom
n blossom [ˈblosəm]
flowers, especially of a fruit tree beautiful blossom; apple blossom. bloeisel زِهْرَةٌ، نُوّارَةُ الثَّمَرَةِ цвят květ blomst die Blüte ανθός καρποφόρου δέντρου flor õied شکوفه kukinta fleur פְּרִיחָה, תִּפרַחַת फूल, पुष्प cvijet virág(zás) kembang blóm, blómstur fiore (과수의) 꽃 žiedas (augļu koku, krūmu) zieds bunga bloesem blomst kwiat flor floare цветение kvet cvet pupoljak blomma, blom, blomning ดอกไม้ çiçekler (果樹的)花 цвіт پھولوں کا جھرمٹ hoa)花
v
1 to develop flowers My plant has blossomed. bloei ينوّر، يُزهر разцъфвам kvést blomstre blühen βγάζω άνθη florecer õide puhkema گل دادن puhjeta kukkaan fleurir לִפרוֹח फूलना, खिलना, समृद्ध होना, फलना cvasti virágzik berbunga blómstra fiorire 咲く 꽃이 피다 pražysti ziedēt berbunga bloeien blomstre kwitnąć florir a înflori распускаться, зацветать kvitnúť cveteti procvetati blomma, slå ut i blom ออกดอก çiçek açmak 開花 цвісти, розпукуватися پودے پر پھولوں کا لگنا ra hoa
2 to flourish She blossomed into a beautiful woman. ontpop يَزْدَهِرُ، يَتَطَوَّرُ، يُنَوِّرُ разцъфтявам rozkvést folde sig ud erblühen εξελίσσομαι, αναπτύσσομαι, ανθίζω (μτφ.) transformarse en, convertirse en arenema رشد کردن؛ رسیدن kukoistaa (s')épanouir לְהִתפַּתֵח, לִפרוֹח जवान होना procvjetati kivirul mekar blómstra diventare 成長して~になる 번영하다 pražysti uzplaukt membesar uitgroeien tot blomstre, utfolde seg rozkwitać desabrochar a înflori расцветать rozkvitnúť razcveteti se razviti se blomma upp, utvecklas till เติบโต gelişmek, serpilmek 長成 розцвітати جوبن میں آنا trổ hoa
adj blossoming
bloeiend منوّر، مُزهر цъфтящ rozkvétající blomstrende blühend θαλερός floreciente õitsev شکوفا kukoistava épanouissement פְּרִיחָה पुष्पित rascvjetan virágzó mekar blómstrandi in fiore 花盛りの 활짝 핀 žydintis ziedošs sedang berbunga bloeiend blomstrende kwitnący florido înflorit, în floare цветущий rozkvitajúci cvetoč koji cveta blommande ที่กำลังออกดอก;ที่กำลังเติบโต çiçek açmış, çiçekli, gelişen 開花的 квітучий جوبن پر ، عروج پر có hoa

blossom زهرة الشجرة المثمرة, يُزهِر květ, rozkvést blomstre, blomstring blühen, Blüte ανθίζω, μπουμπούκι flor, florecer kukinto, kukkia fleur, fleurir cvat, cvjetati fiorire, fioritura 花, 花が咲く 꽃, 꽃이 피다 bloesem, ontbloeien blomst, blomstre kwiecie, rozkwitnąć desabrochar, flor de árvore цвести, цветение blomma ดอกไม้, ออกดอก çiçek açmak, tomurcuk hoa, ra hoa 开花


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