apple blossom

noun

1. the flower of the apple tree: the state flower of Arkansas and Michigan.

Word History and Origins

Origin of apple blossom¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The record number of late frosts through April - and into late May - in some parts of the country hammered apple blossom and led to a poor apple harvest, particularly in northern parts of England and Northern Ireland.

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What he was hearing was early recordings by Tito Puente, the Pérez Prado mambo hit “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” and other energetic new Latin sounds.

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"Chef likes to collect daylily pods when they first sprout and sauté them up to get a similar flavor to haricot verts. I've been making blossom jellies for accouterments for cheese boards — so far a violet & apple blossom jelly."

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When team members came calling, you, innocent as a lamb searching for a fallen apple blossom, could have turned to her and asked, “We still have some of those mini-pastries, right?”

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The girls I dream of are the gentle ones, wistful by high windows or singing sweet old songs at a piano, long hair drifting, tender as apple blossom.

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