单词 | blossom |
释义 | blossom —blossomless, adj. —blossomy, adj. /blos"euhm/, n. Bot. 1. the flower of a plant, esp. of one producing an edible fruit. 2. the state of flowering: The apple tree is in blossom. v.i. 3. Bot. to produce or yield blossoms. 4. to flourish; develop (often fol. by into or out): a writer of commercial jingles who blossomed out into an important composer. 5. (of a parachute) to open. [bef. 900; (n.) ME blosme, blossem, OE blostm(a), blosma flower; c. MD bloesem, MLG blosem, blossem; (v.) ME blosmen, OE blostmian, deriv. of the n. See BLOOM1, BLOW3] Syn. 4. thrive, bloom, burgeon, sprout. |
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