blossomverb [ I ]
uk/ˈblɒs.əm/us/ˈblɑː.səm/When a tree or plant blossoms, it produces flowers before producing fruit that can be eaten:
The cherry tree is beginning to blossom.
When people blossom, they become more attractive, successful, or confident, and when good feelings or relationships blossom, they develop and become stronger:
She has really blossomed recently.
She is suddenly blossoming into a very attractive woman.
Sean and Sarah's friendship blossomed into love.
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Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- be in blossom idiom
- bloom
- catkin
- come
- come out
- double
- ear
- efflorescence
- floral
- flowery
- head
- in flower idiom
- may
- petal
- photosynthesis
- root
- rosebud
- sepal
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blossomnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈblɒs.əm/us/ˈblɑː.səm/a small flower, or the small flowers on a tree or plant:
apple/cherry blossom
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- be in blossom idiom
- bloom
- catkin
- come
- come out
- double
- ear
- efflorescence
- floral
- flowery
- head
- in flower idiom
- may
- petal
- photosynthesis
- root
- rosebud
- sepal
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Idiom(s)
be in blossom