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   bloom

   /bluːm/

   noun

   • 1. a flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty: "an exotic bloom" Similar flowerblossomfloweretfloweringblossomingflorescenceefflorescence
   • ▪ the state or period of flowering: "the apple trees were in bloom"
   • ▪ the state or period of greatest beauty, freshness, or vigour: "I am no longer in the bloom of youth" Similar primeperfectionacmezenithpeakheightheydayflourishingstrengthvigoursalad daysOpposite declinenadir
   • ▪ a youthful or healthy glow in a person's complexion: "her face had lost its usual bloom" Similar lustresheenglowradiancefreshnessperfectionblushflushrosinesspinknessrednessruddinesscolour
   • 2. a delicate powdery surface deposit on certain fresh fruits, leaves, or stems: "the bloom on a plum"
   • ▪ a greyish-white appearance on chocolate caused by cocoa butter rising to the surface.
   • ▪ short for algal bloom
   • 3. a full, bright sound in a recording: "the remastering has lost some of the bloom of the strings"

   verb

   • 1. produce flowers; be in flower: "a chalk pit where cowslips bloomed" Similar blossomflowerbe in blossom/flowercome into flower/blossomopenopen outbudsproutburgeonmatureOpposite witherfade
   • ▪ come into or be in full beauty or health; flourish: "the children had bloomed in the soft Devonshire air" Similar flourishthrivebe in good healthget on wellget aheadprospersucceedbe successfulprogressmake progressmake headwayburgeoninformal:be in the pinkbe fine and dandygo great guns
   • ▪ (of fire, colour, or light) become radiant and glowing: "colour bloomed in her cheeks"
   • 2. coat (a lens) with a special surface layer so as to reduce reflection from its surface. technical

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse blóm ‘flower, blossom’, blómi ‘prosperity’, blómar ‘flowers’.

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   What does bloom mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! BLOOM definition: 1. When a flower blooms, it opens or is open, and when a plant or tree blooms it produces flowers…. Learn more.

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   What does full bloom mean?

   • The apple trees are in full bloom (= completely covered in flowers). The roses are just coming into bloom. He was 19, in the full bloom of youth. Alta loved watching her flowers bloom in the spring. fig. Their interest suddenly bloomed when they knew they would make money out of the deal. [ U ] Roses in bloom are a beautiful sight.

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   When does a flower bloom?

   • When a plant or tree blooms, it produces flowers. When a flower blooms, it opens. This plant blooms between May and June. [VERB] ...the scent of night-blooming flowers. If someone or something blooms, they develop good, attractive, or successful qualities. Not many economies bloomed that year, least of all gold exporters like Australia. [VERB]

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   What is a single white bloom?

   • (formal or specialist) [countable] a flower (usually one on a plant that people admire for its flowers) The plant produced a single white bloom. Want to learn more? [singular, uncountable] a healthy fresh appearance (of trees, plants, gardens, etc.) with the flowers fully open The roses were in full bloom.

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   noun. the flower of a plant. Synonyms: blossom. flowers collectively: the bloom of the cherry tree. state of having the buds opened: The gardens are all in bloom. Synonyms: efflorescence. a flourishing, healthy condition; the time or period of greatest beauty, artistry, etc.: the bloom of youth; the bloom of Romanticism.

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   A bloom is a flower. You might mark the beginning of spring by the very first bloom you see in your garden. The noun bloom is useful for talking about blossoms themselves, but you can also use it as a verb meaning the process of flowering: "Those trees seemed to bloom overnight!"

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