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blos·som
(blŏs′əm)n.
1. A flower or cluster of flowers.
2. The condition or time of flowering: peach trees in blossom.
3. A condition or period of maximum development. See Synonyms at bloom 1.
intr.v. blos·somed, blos·som·ing, blos·soms
1. To come into flower; bloom.
2. To develop; flourish: The child blossomed into a beauty.
blos′som·y adj.
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Noun 1. [画像:blossoming - the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms]blossoming - the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
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Translations
منوّر، مُزهر
rozkvétající
blomstrende
blómstrandi
çiçek açmışçiçekligelişen
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blossom
(ˈblosəm) noun flowers, especially of a fruit tree. beautiful blossom; apple blossom. bloeisel زِهْرَةٌ، نُوّارَةُ الثَّمَرَةِ цвят flor květ die Blüte blomst ανθός καρποφόρου δέντρου flor õied شکوفه kukinta fleur פריחה, תפרחת फूल, पुष्प cvijet virág(zás) kembang blóm, blómstur fiore 花 (과수의) 꽃 žiedas (augļu koku, krūmu) zieds bunga bloesem blomst kwiat ګل flor floare цветение kvet cvet pupoljak blomma, blom, blomning ดอกไม้ çiçekler (果樹的)花 цвіт پھولوں کا جھرمٹ hoa (果树的)花
verb1. to develop flowers. My plant has blossomed. bloei ينوّر، يُزهر разцъфвам florir kvést blühen blomstre βγάζω άνθη florecer õide puhkema گل دادن puhjeta kukkaan fleurir לִפרוֹח फूलना, खिलना, समृद्ध होना, फलना cvasti virágzik berbunga blómstra fiorire 咲く 꽃이 피다 pražysti ziedēt berbunga bloeien blomstre kwitnąć ګل غوړیدل florir a înflori распускаться, зацветать kvitnúť cveteti procvetati blomma, slå ut i blom ออกดอก çiçek açmak 開花 цвісти, розпукуватися پودے پر پھولوں کا لگنا ra hoa 开花
2. to flourish. She blossomed into a beautiful woman. ontpop يَزْدَهِرُ، يَتَطَوَّرُ، يُنَوِّرُ разцъфтявам desabrochar rozkvést erblühen folde sig ud εξελίσσομαι, αναπτύσσομαι, ανθίζω transformarse en, convertirse en arenema رشد کردن؛ رسیدن kukoistaa épanouir לְהִתפַּתֵח, לִפרוֹח जवान होना procvjetati kivirul mekar blómstra diventare 成長して〜になる 번영하다 pražysti uzplaukt membesar uitgroeien tot blomstre, utfolde seg rozkwitać پخیدل، رشد کول ، نمو کول desabrochar a înflori расцветать rozkvitnúť razcveteti se razviti se blomma upp, utvecklas till เติบโต gelişmek, serpilmek 長成 розцвітати جوبن میں آنا trổ hoa 长成
ˈblossoming adjective bloeiend منوّر، مُزهر цъфтящ florido rozkvétající blühend blomstrende θαλερός floreciente õitsev شکوفا kukoistava épanouissement פריחה पुष्पित rascvjetan virágzó mekar blómstrandi in fiore 花盛りの 개화 žydintis ziedošs sedang berbunga bloeiend blomstrende kwitnący غوړیدنه florido înflorit, în floare цветущий rozkvitajúci cvetoč koji cveta blommande ที่กําลังออกดอก;ที่กําลังเติบโต çiçek açmış, çiçekli, gelişen 開花的 квітучий جوبن پر ، عروج پر có hoa 开花的
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