n. 25B6; noun
orchid blooms : FLOWER, blossom, floweret, floret.
a girl in the bloom of youth : PRIME, perfection, acme, peak, height, heyday; salad days.
the bloom of her skin : RADIANCE, lustre, sheen, glow, freshness; BLUSH, rosiness, pinkness, colour.
25B6; verb
the geraniums bloomed : FLOWER, blossom, open; mature.
the children bloomed in the Devonshire air : FLOURISH, thrive, prosper, progress, burgeon; informal be in the pink.
wither, decline.