Definition of "bloom" [bloom]

• The flower of a plant. (noun)
• Something resembling the flower of a plant: "Her hair was caught all to one side in a great bloom of frizz” ( Anne Tyler). (noun)
• The condition of being in flower: a rose in full bloom. (noun)
• A condition or time of vigor, freshness, and beauty; prime: "the radiant bloom of Greek genius” ( Edith Hamilton). (noun)
• A fresh, rosy complexion: "She was short, plump, and fair, with a fine bloom” ( Jane Austen). (noun)

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• "Also in bloom is the Women’s ‘Valley Sweatshirt’, made of 95% organic cotton and 5% spandex."
• "She is the one who will notice that the first snapdragon of Spring is in bloom;"
• "Pussy willows in bloom, dogwoods budding, the Narcissus providing tiny splashes of yellow against the brown landscape, fields going green."