blossom

Pronunciation key ( blos′əm )

blos•som

n.

[ME. blosme AS. blostma, blosma, blosim; ult. < same IE. base as bloom].

1. Flower or bloom particularly from fruit-bearing plants and trees.
2. Seasonal event, a time or state of flowering.
1. v.i. to have blossoms, or opening into blossoms.
3. to thrive, flourish, develop or begin to do so.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955