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blossom definition

blos·som (bläs′əm)

noun

  1. a flower or bloom, esp. of a fruit-bearing plant
  2. a state or time of flowering

Etymology: ME blosme < OE blostma, blostm: for IE base see bloom

intransitive verb

  1. to have or open into blossoms; bloom
  2. to begin to thrive or flourish; develop

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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