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Meanings of blossom in English

Portuguese
flores
Catalan
apogeu
Spanish
flor
Wikidata

The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.

flores
Portuguese
desdobrar-se
Catalan
florir
Spanish
florecer

Develop or come to a promising stage.

desdobrar-se
Usage of blossom in English
1
It was a beautiful May morning; the apple-trees were all in blossom.
Young Lucretia and Other Stories
2
The plum-blossom appears in February, and the cherry-blossom in April or May.
Peeps at Many Lands: Japan
3
Set the root in a grave, and wait for what shall blossom.
Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life
4
The tares happen to be in blossom just now here in Nauvoo.
The Mormon Prophet
5
That may have happened, but it took a long time to blossom.
The Irish Times
6
Moment by moment, petal by petal, my heart comes into full blossom.
Feminist dot com
7
Occasionally the odour of beans in blossom floats out over the river.
Nature Near London
8
The seedlings resemble the apricots and peaches in blossom, tree and foliage.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...
9
Only on this one night in the year does the fern blossom.
Taras Bulba, and Other Tales
10
We will see commercial returns and we will see young careers blossom.
News.com.au
11
With time and practice, I am sure your abilities will blossom spectacularly.
Spells
12
Now in the Christmas night it began to blossom quite of itself.
Invisible Links
13
It was bright and hot, and the May blossom in full foam.
Saint's Progress
14
It's apple blossom time in the county as well as election time.
The Irish Times
15
I have rooted up my life; I fear it will never blossom.
Tales from Two Hemispheres
16
Spring bade a blossom bloom; but Fortune would not guard the flower.
Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers
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United Kingdom
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Ireland
Common
United States of America
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