bloom
noun (FLOWER) /bluːm/Definition
› [C] a flower on a plantFlowers - general wordsFlowers and flowering plants be in bloom › to be producing flowers: The apple trees are in full bloom (= completely covered in flowers).Flowers - general wordsFlowers and flowering plants come into bloom › to start to produce flowers: The roses are just coming into bloom.Flowers - general wordsFlowers and flowering plants
(Definition of bloom noun (FLOWER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -petalled suffix
- be in blossom idiom
- bloom verb (PRODUCE FLOWERS)
- 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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