bloom
verb [I] (PRODUCE FLOWERS) /bluːm/Definition
› When a flower blooms, it opens or is open, and when a plant or tree blooms it produces flowers: These flowers will bloom all through the summer.Flowers - general wordsFlowers and flowering plants
(Definition of bloom verb (PRODUCE FLOWERS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -petalled suffix
- be in blossom idiom
- bloom noun (FLOWER)
- blossom noun
- catkin noun
- double adjective
- ear noun (PLANT PART)
- efflorescence noun
- female adjective (SEX)
- floral adjective
- flowery adjective (FLOWERS)
- grow verb (INCREASE)
- head noun (TOP PART)
- in flower idiom
- petal noun (ON FLOWER)
- photosynthesis noun
- rosebud noun
- sepal noun
- stamen noun
- stigma noun (FLOWER PART)
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