1
a
: the flower of a seed plant
apple blossoms
also
: the mass of such flowers on a single plant
b
: the state of bearing flowers
2
: a peak period or stage of development
blossomed; blossoming; blossoms
Synonyms
Examples of blossom in a Sentence
Noun
Her hair smelled of apple blossoms.
in the full blossom of her career as a writer
Verb
Their friendship blossomed into romance.
the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived
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Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
They were then led inside for dinner at the Wintergarten, where one long table was set and decorated with moss, votives, florals and cherry blossom arrangements.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
That idea slowly blossomed into Proxy Music, an entire album of new Thompson songs (some co-written with Teddy and other collaborators) sung by others, including Wainwright, her brother Rufus, the Proclaimers, and British folkie Eliza Carthy.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2024
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Noun
The garden was designed for year-round color: peonies, irises and cherry blossoms in the spring, gardenia and English rose blooms in the summer, the foliage of Japanese maples in the fall, and daphne and Sasanqua Camellia trees in the winter.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
They were then led inside for dinner at the Wintergarten, where one long table was set and decorated with moss, votives, florals and cherry blossom arrangements.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
Verb
Advertisement Their friendship blossomed in between archery practices and congenial DMs as their careers bloomed in separate if complementary directions.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
That idea slowly blossomed into Proxy Music, an entire album of new Thompson songs (some co-written with Teddy and other collaborators) sung by others, including Wainwright, her brother Rufus, the Proclaimers, and British folkie Eliza Carthy.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2024
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“Blossom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blossom. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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blossom
1 of 2 noun
blos·som
ˈbläs-əm 
1
: the flower of a seed plant
apple blossoms
also
: the mass of such flowers on a single plant
a light blossom on the rose bush
3
: a peak period or stage of development
blossom
2 of 2 verb2
: to grow and do well
students who blossom in college
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