blossom
Pronunciation: /ˈblɒs.əm/
The English word “blossom” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.
- The state or season of producing such flowers.
- A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.
- The colour of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs.
verb
Etymology
From Middle English blosme, from Old English blostm, blostma, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmô (compare West Frisian blossem, Dutch bloesem; related to *blōstaz [compare German Blust]), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-s- (“bloom, flower”), from *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, to thrive”). Cognate with Albanian bleron (“to blossom, to thrive”), Latin flōs (“flower”), Flōra (“goddess of plants”). See more at…
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