Noun
bloom -
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
blush ,
flush ,
rosiness
good health ,
healthiness the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
bloom -
the best time of youth
bloom of youth ,
salad days
time of life a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
bloom -
reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
flower ,
blossom
reproductive structure the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
angiosperm ,
flowering plant plants having seeds in a closed ovary
floret ,
floweret a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
apetalous flower flower having no petals
inflorescence the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
ray floret ,
ray flower small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower
bud a partially opened flower
stamen the male reproductive organ of a flower
pistil the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
carpel a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
ovary (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
floral leaf a modified leaf that is part of a flower
floral envelope ,
perianth ,
perigone ,
perigonium ,
chlamys collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
bloom -
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
flower ,
prime ,
peak ,
heyday ,
blossom ,
efflorescence ,
flush
period of time ,
time period ,
period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years" ; "hastened the period of time of his recovery" ; "Picasso's blue period"
bloom -
the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed"
blooming
biological process ,
organic process a process occurring in living organisms
bloom -
a powdery deposit on a surface
efflorescence
Verb
bloom -
produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"
blossom ,
flower
develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
burst forth ,
effloresce become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation