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 Definitions for blossom: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Blossom \Blos"som\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blossomed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blossoming.] [AS. bl?stmian. See Blossom, n.]
1. To put forth blossoms or flowers; to bloom; to blow; to
flower.
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The moving whisper of huge trees that branched
And blossomed. --Tennyson.
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2. To flourish and prosper; to develop into a superior type.
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Israel shall blossom and bud, and full the face of
the world with fruit. --Isa. xxvii.
6.
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3. to appear or grow as if by blossoming; to spread out
rapidly.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Blossom \Blos"som\ (bl[o^]s"s[u^]m), n. [OE. blosme, blostme,
AS. bl[=o]sma, bl[=o]stma, blossom; akin to D. bloesem, L.
fios, and E. flower; from the root of E. blow to blossom. See
Blow to blossom, and cf. Bloom a blossom.]
1. The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of
reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom;
the flowers of a plant, collectively; as, the blossoms and
fruit of a tree; an apple tree in blossom.
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Note: The term has been applied by some botanists, and is
also applied in common usage, to the corolla. It is
more commonly used than flower or bloom, when we have
reference to the fruit which is to succeed. Thus we use
flowers when we speak of plants cultivated for
ornament, and bloom in a more general sense, as of
flowers in general, or in reference to the beauty of
flowers.
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Blossoms flaunting in the eye of day.
--Longfellow.
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2. A blooming period or stage of development; something
lovely that gives rich promise.
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In the blossom of my youth. --Massinger.
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3. The color of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with
sorrel and bay hairs; -- otherwise called peach color.
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In blossom, having the blossoms open; in bloom.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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blossom
n 1: reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one
having showy or colorful parts [syn: flower, bloom]
2: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: flower,
prime, peak, heyday, bloom, efflorescence, flush]
v 1: produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" [syn: bloom,
flower]
2: develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into
maturity" [syn: blossom out, blossom forth, unfold]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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92 Moby Thesaurus words for "blossom":
advance, anthesis, batten, be in bloom, be in flower, bear fruit,
bloom, blooming, blossoming, blow, blowing, blush, boom, brew,
bring to maturity, bud, burgeon, burst into bloom, capitulum,
come to fruition, corymb, cyme, develop, effloresce, efflorescence,
evolute, evolve, fatten, floreate, florescence, floret,
floriculture, floscule, flourish, flower, flowerage, floweret,
flowering, flush, full bloom, gardening, gather, germinate, glow,
grow, grow fat, grow up, horticulture, hortorium, hypertrophy,
increase, inflorescence, leaf, maturate, mature, mellow, mushroom,
open, outgrow, overdevelop, overgrow, overtop, panicle, posy,
procreate, progress, pullulate, raceme, reach its season,
reach maturity, reproduce, ripe, ripen, shoot, shoot up, spike,
spring up, sprout, sprout up, thrive, tower, umbel, unfold,
unfolding, unfoldment, upshoot, upspear, upspring, upsprout,
vegetate, wax, wildflower
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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Blossom, TX (city, FIPS 8812)
Location: 33.66199 N, 95.38223 W
Population (1990): 1440 (568 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75416
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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Blossom, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 1439
Housing Units (2000): 606
Land area (2000): 2.510310 sq. miles (6.501674 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.042343 sq. miles (0.109667 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.552653 sq. miles (6.611341 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08812
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.661395 N, 95.383675 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 75416
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Blossom, TX
Blossom
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