blossom
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(verb) develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" |
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Synonyms: blossom forth, blossom out, unfold |
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Related Words: develop |
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(verb) produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" |
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Synonyms: bloom, flower |
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Related Words: burst forth, develop, effloresce |
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(noun) reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts |
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Synonyms: bloom, flower |
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Related Words: apetalous flower, bud, chrysanthemum, floret, inflorescence, ray floret, ray flower, reproductive structure |
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(noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
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Synonyms: bloom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak, prime |
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Related Words: amount of time, period, period of time, time period |
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