| bloom | | |
| n. (process) | 1. bloom, blooming | the organic process of bearing flowers.; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" |
| ~ biological process, organic process | a process occurring in living organisms. |
| n. (plant) | 2. bloom, blossom, flower | reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts. |
| ~ angiosperm, flowering plant | plants having seeds in a closed ovary. |
| ~ floret, floweret | a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower). |
| ~ apetalous flower | flower having no petals. |
| ~ inflorescence | the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk. |
| ~ ray floret, ray flower | small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower. |
| ~ bud | a partially opened flower. |
| ~ stamen | the male reproductive organ of a flower. |
| ~ reproductive structure | the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction. |
| ~ pistil | the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma. |
| ~ carpel | a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil. |
| ~ ovary | the organ that bears the ovules of a flower. |
| ~ floral leaf | a modified leaf that is part of a flower. |
| ~ chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium | collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils. |
| ~ chrysanthemum | the flower of a chrysanthemum plant. |
| n. (time) | 3. bloom, bloom of youth, salad days | the best time of youth. |
| ~ time of life | a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state. |
| ~ youth | the time of life between childhood and maturity. |
| n. (state) | 4. bloom, blush, flush, rosiness | a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health. |
| ~ good health, healthiness | the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease. |
| n. (time) | 5. bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak, prime | the period of greatest prosperity or productivity. |
| ~ period, period of time, time period | an amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| ~ golden age | a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak.; "it was the golden age of cinema" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 6. bloom, efflorescence | a powdery deposit on a surface. |
| ~ crystallisation, crystallization, crystallizing | the formation of crystals. |
| v. (change) | 7. bloom, blossom, flower | produce or yield flowers.; "The cherry tree bloomed" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ effloresce, burst forth | come into or as if into flower.; "These manifestations effloresced in the past" |
| blossom | | |
| v. (change) | 1. blossom, blossom forth, blossom out, unfold | develop or come to a promising stage.; "Youth blossomed into maturity" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
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