| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Blossom.[Websters]
2. To have flushed, dewed or fired. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To be grained, floured or flowered. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be unfolded or dehisced. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have prospered. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be advanced. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have budded or sprouted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To have expanded or extended. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have increased or gained.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb blossom.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (blossom) | 1. Produce or yield flowers.[Wordnet]. 2. Develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity".[Wordnet]. 3. To put forth blossoms or flowers; to bloom; to blow; to flower.[Websters]. 4. To flourish and prosper.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: blossoming, blossomed, blossoms, blossomer, blossomers, blossomingly and blossomedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being flowering, blooming or flowered.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being advanced.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BLOSSOMED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references) |
Specialty Definition: blossom
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Business | A loss of useful picture from a CCTV camera due to the sun or other bright light source entering the lens directly and overpowering the camera until either the camera or light source is moved. (references) | ||
| Geography | Oxidized or decomposed outcrop of a vein or coal bed, more frequently the latter. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Geology | A flower or bloom, esp. of a fruit bearing plant. A state or time of flowering, literally, and figuratively. (references) | ||
| Math | An odd length cycle which appears during a matching algorithm on general graphs. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: blossom
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| A Blossom Fell | A Blossom Fell is a popular song. (references) | ||
| Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival | The Apple Blossom Festival is an annual agriculture and heritage celebration held in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley at the end of May or beginning of June. (references) | ||
| Blossom Dearie | Blossom Dearie (born on April 28, 1926 in East Durham, New York) is an American jazz singer. (references) | ||
| Blossom end rot | Blossom end rot is a nutrient deficiency affecting several garden plants, including eggplant, tomato, and peppers. The disease starts as sunken, dry decaying areas start at the blossom end of the fruit, furthest away from the stem. (references) | ||
| Blossom Forest | Blossom Forest is a player-friendly wolf role-playing game for beginner to advanced role-playing levels. (references) | ||
| Blossom forth | Develop or come to a promising stage. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Blossom out | Develop or come to a promising stage. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Blossom Park, Ontario | Blossom Park is a town in eastern Ontario, Canada in the city of Ottawa. It is considered an outer-suburb of the city. Before the 2001 city of Ottawa amalgamation it was a suburb of the city of Gloucester. (references) | ||
| Blossom toes | Brian Godding (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Jim Cregan (guitar, vocals), Brian Belshaw (bass, vocals) and Kevin Westlake (drums) were initially known as the Ingoes, but became Blossom Toes in 1967 upon the launch of manager Giorgio Gomelsky's Marmalade label. We Are Ever So Clean was an enthralling selection, astutely combining English pop with a quirky sense of humour. The grasp of melody offered on Love Is or What's It For was akin to that of the Idle Race or the Beatles, while the experimental flourish on What On Earth or Look At Me, I'm You captures the prevailing spirit of 1967. If Only For A Moment marked the departure of Westlake, who was replaced, in turn, by John Poli Palmer, then Barry Reeves. A noticeably heavier sound was shown to great effect on the revered Peace Lovin' Man, but the set was altogether less distinctive. The quartet was dissolved in 1970, but while Belshaw and Godding rejoined Westlake in B.B. Blunder, Cregan formed Stud with Jim Wilson and Charlie McCracken, before joining Family. He later found fame with Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart. (references) | ||
| Blossom Valley | Blossom Valley is a neighborhood in the southern region of San Jose, California northeast of the Los Capitancillos Ridge that separates it from Almaden Valley. It is located east of Cambrian and northeast of Almaden neighborhoods. (references) | ||
| Canker blossom | That which blasts a blossom as a canker does. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) | Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) is a popular song. (references) | ||
| Cheryl Blossom | In the fictional Archie universe, Cheryl Blossom is the character re-introduced into Archie Andrews' life during the Archie's Love Showdown series. (references) | ||
| Grog blossom | A redness on the nose or face of persons who drink ardent spirits to excess. [Collog.]. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Holy Blossom Temple | The Holy Blossom Temple is a Reform synagogue located in Toronto, Ontario and is one of the the oldest Jewish congregations in Toronto. (references) | ||
| In blossom | Having the blossoms open; in bloom. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Lime Blossom | Lime Blossom (Tilia), also known as Lime Flower or Linden, is a medicinal herb. (references) | ||
| National Cherry Blossom Festival | Washington, D.C. Tidal Basin showing cherry trees in flowerThe National Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift to the city of 3,000 Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan and celebrate the continued close relationship between the two peoples. (references) | ||
| Peach Blossom | The Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found throughout Europe and is a fairly common species in the British Isles. (references) | ||
| Peach Blossom School | Peach Blossom School is a pre - nursery school in India. It has two branches, on in Delhi and the other at NOIDA. (references) | ||
| Plum blossom | Plum blossom or seven star is the light tapping of an area of the body with a small sterile hammer which has seven points. This technique is a part of traditional Chinese Medicine therapy. (references) | ||
| Plum Blossom Prize | The Plum Blossom Prize is China's highest award for stage performance. (references) | ||
| Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival | The Shenandoah Apple Blossom festival is a festival known for its many guest celebrities. Dan Aykroyd and wife Donna Dixon, a native of Northern Virginia, frequent the parade, and also own a summer house in Winchester, Virginia, which they visit often. Over the last few years the guests have included Sean Astin, Al Roker, and Willard Scott. Last year Chevy Chase and his daughters appeared. His daughters had been nominated Fire Marshall for the 2004 year. (references) | ||
| Turd Blossom | Turd Blossom is a Texan term for a flower which grows from a pile of cow dung[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050713.wxrove13/BNStory/International/]. The term has gained notoriety in the United States of America, as reportedly this is one of President George W. Bush's terms of endearment for his chief political advisor, Karl Rove. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: blossom
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Blossom drop | Food & Agriculture | Physiological disorder of the vine characterized by non-setting of fruit. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Cherry Blossom | Military | See "Oka" (references) | |
| Mineral blossom | Mining | Drusy quartz. (references) | |
| Tyburn Blossom | Slang in 1811 | TYBURN BLOSSOM. A young thief or pickpocket, who in time will ripen into fruit borne by the deadly never-green. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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