American English pronunciation
How to pronounce bloom
IPA transcription: [b'lum]
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Noun
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reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
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the organic process of bearing flowers
“you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed”
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the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
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the best time of youth
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a powdery deposit on a surface
Verb
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produce or yield flowers
“The cherry tree bloomed”
Usage examples
- His grave is in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington.
- The daffodils are blooming.
- Heimerdinger was born in Bloomington, Indiana.
- Burlington was located west of Bloomfield near the west fork of the White River.
- The Bloomery Pike is made up of three state highways.
- It contains many fountains and pools where lotus flowers bloom.
- This physiological profile might also influence its pre-bloom growth rate.
- Writer Nicholas Lemann has described these intellectuals as "the American Bloomsbury".
- Harris currently serves as the chief executive officer of Bloomberg Philanthropies.
- The Bloomberg Lab is one of the largest in Greater Boston.