bloom
A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
Other meanings
The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
“The cherry trees are in bloom.”
A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old Norse "blóm".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “bloom” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.