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( blooms, blooming, bloomed)
1.
A bloom is the flower on a plant. ( LITERARY or TECHNICAL )
...the sweet fragrance of the white blooms...
Harry carefully picked the bloom.
= flower
N-COUNT
2.
A plant or tree that is in bloom has flowers on it.
...a pink climbing rose in full bloom.
...the sweet smell of the blackberry in bloom.
PHRASE
3.
When a plant or tree blooms , it produces flowers. When a flower blooms , it opens.
This plant blooms between May and June.
VERB : V
• -blooming
...the scent of night-blooming flowers.
COMB in ADJ
4.
If someone or something blooms , they develop good, attractive, or successful qualities.
Not many economies bloomed in 1990, least of all gold exporters like Australia...
She bloomed into an utterly beautiful creature.
= blossom
VERB : V , V into n
5.
If something such as someone’s skin has a bloom , it has a fresh and healthy appearance.
The skin loses its youthful bloom.
= glow
N-UNCOUNT : also a N
6.
see also blooming