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Blossom : (noun)
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]
(verb)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
The moving whisper of huge trees that branched And
blossomed. --Tennyson.
2. To flourish and prosper.
Israel shall blossom and bud, and full the face of
the world with fruit. --Isa. xxvii.
6.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
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.
Blossoms flaunting in the eye of day.
--Longfellow.
2. A blooming period or stage of development; something
lovely that gives rich promise.
In the blossom of my youth. --Massinger.
3. The color of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with
sorrel and bay hairs; -- otherwise called peach color.
In blossom, having the blossoms open; in bloom.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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