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bloom (plural blooms)

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
Flowers, collectively.
(uncountable) 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/vigour; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
the bloom of youth
The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness .
The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather. (Knight.)
(mineralogy) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals.
the rose-red cobalt bloom
The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.
Quotations
- 1957: These metallic bodies gradually increasing in volume finally conglomerate into a larger mass, the 'bloom', which is extracted from the furnace with tongs. — H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 26.

blossom See blossom

flowers, collectively See flower

the state of blossoming

state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor

delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves

anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness

the clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture

yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather

mineralogy: a popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals

spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process

to bloom (blooms, bloomed, blooming)

cause to bloom; make flourish

make blooming or radiant

to bloom (blooms, bloomed, blooming)

open its blooms

flourish