blossom

CEFRB1

/ˈblɒs.əm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A flower, especially on a fruit tree.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.

Examples

  • The apple tree has a beautiful blossom.

  • The apricot trees are in full blossom.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈblɑ.sm̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state or season of producing such flowers.

  2. A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.

  3. The colour of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs.

More examples

In context

  • The cherry blossom season brings crowds of people to parks.

  • The blossom has come early this year.

  • The orchard is in blossom.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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 blow (etymology 4).