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Blossomy

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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.


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