Meanings
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1
noun
A flower or mass of flowers, especially on a fruit tree.
The apple blossom appears in early spring.
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2
verb
To produce flowers; to come into flower.
The trees blossom beautifully along the river each year.
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3
verb
To develop and grow into something successful or attractive.
She has blossomed into a confident young woman.
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4
noun
The state or season of having flowers open.
The orchard is in blossom and smells wonderful.
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Etymology
From Middle English blosme, from Old English blostm, blostma, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmô (compare West Frisian blossem, Dutch bloesem; related to *blōstaz [compare German Blust]), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-s- (“bloom, flower”), from *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, to thrive”). Cognate with Albanian bleron (“to blossom, to thrive”), Latin flōs (“flower”), Flōra (“goddess of plants”). See more at blow (etymology 4).