blooms

Noun

bloom (countable and uncountable, plural blooms)

1. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
   • the rich blooms and enamelled vegetation of the tropics1843, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Conquest of Mexico, […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper and Brothers, […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   blossom, flower

2. (collective) Flowers.
3. (uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
   • The cherry trees are in bloom.
4. (figuratively) A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
   • the bloom of youth

   Synonyms:

   prime

5. Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek.
6. The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
   • The bloom on blueberries is the dusty powder that protects them from the Sun; it does not rinse off.2010, Donna Pliner Rodnitzky, Low-Carb Smoothies

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