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blos·som
I. \ˈbläsəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English blosme, from Old English blōstm, blōstma; akin to Middle High German bluost blossom, Old English blōwan to bloom — more at blow
1.
a. : the flower of a seed plant : bloom II 1a — used especially of flowers having a colored or conspicuous perianth, rarely of apetalous flowers, and often preferred to flower or bloom when the reference is to plants producing edible fruits
< the scent of apple blossoms mingled with that of woodland flowers >
b. : the mass of bloom on a single plant
< this tree had an excellent blossom this year >
also : the state of bearing flowers
< those plums are in full blossom now >
2. : a period or stage of development analogous to the unfolding of a flower
< in the blossom of one's youth >
3. : something resembling a blossom especially in freshness, loveliness, or rich promise
< a blossom of literature >
< my babe, my blossom, ah, my child — Alfred Tennyson >
4. : the weathered outcrop of a coal or ore deposit
5. : a moderate pink that is yellower and duller than arbutus pink, yellower and less strong than blossom pink, stronger than chalk pink, and deeper than hydrangea pink — called also Venetian pink
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English blosmen, from Old English blōstmian, from blōstm, blōstma
1.
a. of plants : to put forth flowers : come into bloom : flower
< this lily blossoms very early >
b. of places : to be or become full of flowers
< during its short season the desert blossoms gloriously >
2. : to unfold like a blossom
< smoke blossomed out from the cracks >
as
a. : to flourish and prosper
< the romance … blossomed for six or seven months and then wilted — Saxe Commins >
b. : develop, evolve, expand — often used with into, sometimes with out
< the town blossomed into a metropolis >
< genuine culture often blossoms tardily >
< he started small and blossomed out as he gained experience >
c. : to come into being : put in an appearance : appear
< under rental control trickery and connivance blossomed >
< new industries can blossom overnight if we find an outlet for their products >
d. of a parachute : to open and expand
3. : to be or become changed by or notable for the appearance or addition of something — usually used with with or out
< the ward had blossomed out in shiny plaster casts — Earl Birney >
< Apple Valley blossoms with dude ranches — Ralph Friedman > |