the flower of a plant, esp. of one producing an edible fruit.

the state of flowering

The apple tree is in blossom.

Botany . to produce or yield blossoms.

to flourish; develop (often fol. by into or out )

a writer of commercial jingles who blossomed out into an important composer.

(of a parachute) to open.

verb

fade , shrink , shrivel , wither , deteriorate , die

noun

bloom , bud , efflorescence , floret , floweret , inflorescence , posy , spike , flower , florescence , flush , prime

verb

bloom , blow , burgeon , burst , effloresce , leaf , open , outbloom , shoot , unfold , batten , develop , grow , mature , progress , prosper , succeed , thrive , flower , blob , bud , flourish , spike