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单词 blossom
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blossom
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The flowering part of a plant or tree that will form the seeds or fruit is called a blossom and synonyms include bloom and flower. The noun can also refer to the state of such flowering. You shouldn't miss cherry blossom time in Washington, D.C.
As a verb, blossom means to produce flowers. Your favorite time of year may spring be when all the trees blossom and the air is perfumed with their scent. The verb blossom also means to begin to flourish and develop. If you are a teenager, you might be waiting to blossom and feel confident in your personality and grow into your gangly limbs.
WORD FAMILY
blossom: blossomed, blossoming, blossoms+/blossoming: blossomings
USAGE EXAMPLES
Sunday at the home on Blossom Knoll Avenue.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
I’m hopeful that 2017 will see the flickering resurgence of outdoor civic spaces blossom into something more profound and lasting.
The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)
At least Palmer gets to step back into the stadium where his dreams blossomed.
Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016)
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1n reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
bloom, flower
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
chrysanthemum
the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
flower head
a shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositae
ament, catkin
a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
rosebud
the bud of a rose
umbel
flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center
corymb
flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first
flower cluster
an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers
cyme
more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first
spike
(botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
reproductive structure
the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
2v produce or yield flowers
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
bloom, flower
burst forth, effloresce
come into or as if into flower
develop
grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
2
1v develop or come to a promising stage
Youth blossomed into maturity
Syn|Hyper
blossom forth, blossom out, unfold
develop
grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
2n the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
bloom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak, prime
golden age
a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak
period, period of time, time period
an amount of time
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