bloom

noun

/bluːm/

Idioms

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(formal or specialist) [countable] a flower (usually one on a plant that people admire for its flowers)
- the exotic blooms of the orchid
- The plant produced a single white bloom.
Extra Examples
- The small pink blooms appear in May.
- a tree with exquisite blooms
Topics Plants and treesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- beautiful
- glorious
- perfect
- …
verb + bloom
- bear
- have
- produce
- …
bloom + verb
- appear
- fade
preposition
- in bloom
phrases
- in full bloom
- burst into bloom
- come into bloom
- …
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[singular, uncountable] a healthy fresh appearance
- the bloom in her cheeks
- the bloom of youth
Topics Health and Fitnessc2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse blóm ‘flower, blossom’, blómi ‘prosperity’, blómar ‘flowers’.

Idioms

in (full) bloom

(of trees, plants, gardens, etc.) with the flowers fully open
- The roses were in full bloom.
- He loved watching the garden come into bloom.
- daffodils in bloom

verb

/bluːm/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bloom	/bluːm/ /bluːm/
he / she / it blooms	/bluːmz/ /bluːmz/
past simple bloomed	/bluːmd/ /bluːmd/
past participle bloomed	/bluːmd/ /bluːmd/
-ing form blooming	/ˈbluːmɪŋ/ /ˈbluːmɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to produce flowers synonym flower
- Most roses will begin to bloom from late May.
- Tulips were blooming as far as the eye could see.
Topics Plants and treesc2
[intransitive] to become healthy, happy or confident synonym blossom
- The children had bloomed during their stay on the farm.
- She was blooming with good health.
Topics Feelingsc2, Health and Fitnessc2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse blóm ‘flower, blossom’, blómi ‘prosperity’, blómar ‘flowers’.