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花,花開的狀態,興旺期開花,興旺,發展

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Blossom \Blos"som\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blossomed}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Blossoming}.] [AS. bl?stmian. See {Blossom}, n.]
   1. To put forth blossoms or flowers; to bloom; to blow; to
      flower.

            The moving whisper of huge trees that branched And
            blossomed.                            --Tennyson.

   2. To flourish and prosper.

            Israel shall blossom and bud, and full the face of
            the world with fruit.                 --Isa. xxvii.
                                                  6.

Blossom \Blos"som\ (bl[o^]s"s[u^]m), n. [OE. blosme, blostme,
   AS. bl[=o]sma, bl[=o]stma, blossom; akin to D. bloesem, L.
   fios, and E. flower; from the root of E. blow to blossom. See
   {Blow} to blossom, and cf. {Bloom} a blossom.]
   1. The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of
      reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom;
      the flowers of a plant, collectively; as, the blossoms and
      fruit of a tree; an apple tree in blossom.

   Note: The term has been applied by some botanists, and is
         also applied in common usage, to the corolla. It is
         more commonly used than flower or bloom, when we have
         reference to the fruit which is to succeed. Thus we use
         flowers when we speak of plants cultivated for
         ornament, and bloom in a more general sense, as of
         flowers in general, or in reference to the beauty of
         flowers.

               Blossoms flaunting in the eye of day.
                                                  --Longfellow.

   2. A blooming period or stage of development; something
      lovely that gives rich promise.

            In the blossom of my youth.           --Massinger.

   3. The color of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with
      sorrel and bay hairs; -- otherwise called peach color.

   {In blossom}, having the blossoms open; in bloom.

資料來源 : WordNet®

blossom
     v 1: produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" [syn: {bloom},
           {flower}]
     2: develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into
        maturity" [syn: {blossom out}, {blossom forth}, {unfold}]

blossom
     n 1: reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one
          having showy or colorful parts [syn: {flower}, {bloom}]
     2: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: {flower},
         {prime}, {peak}, {heyday}, {bloom}, {efflorescence}, {flush}]