blossom
noun
the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
blossoms
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pluralof blossom.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof blossom (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
blossomnounthe flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
Example Sentences
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"My horse is a therapist for this other little horse now. Every day he blossoms."
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
They filled with blossoms as usual this spring, so Shafer rented about 100 beehives and the bees went to work pollinating.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
With G&T, dinners showcase Dorset’s homegrown ingredients at their best: delicate hand-dived scallops from Lyme Bay, organic salads scattered with edible flowers, puddings as light as cherry blossoms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
"Just as cherry blossoms bloom when spring approaches, the Miyako Odori is a spring tradition in Kyoto," Kyoko Sugiura, head of the Yasaka Nyokoba Gakuen, a school for geishas in Kyoto's Gion district, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Standing amidst blazing cherry blossoms, he ordered the men under his command—some 88,000 troops in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida—to lay down their weapons.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
