bloom
noun
1. the organic process of bearing flowers
- you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed
Similar word(s): blooming
Definition categories: process
2. reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
Similar word(s): blossom, flower
Definition categories: plant
3. the best time of youth
Definition categories: time
4. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
Similar word(s): blush, flush, rosiness
Definition categories: state, healthiness
5. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Similar word(s): blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak, prime
Definition categories: time, period
6. a powdery deposit on a surface
Similar word(s): efflorescence
Definition categories: phenomenon, crystallization, crystallizing
Sentences with bloom as a noun:
- The cherry trees are in bloom.
- the bloom of youth
- the rose-red cobalt bloom