blossom
Apple tree adornment
Blossom is the flower of a plant, especially one that produces fruit: apple blossom, cherry blossom.
The verb means to produce flowers, or figuratively, to develop and flourish: She blossomed into a confident speaker.
Something in blossom is flowering.
Unlike bloom, blossom tends toward clusters of small flowers and carries connotations of promise—what blossoms may bear fruit.
Flourish with vigor
- prosperSucceed and flourish
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- developCause gradual growth
- matureFully grown or developed
peak · potential · success · promising · emerging · unfolding · fledgling · budding
Spread open from closed
- budUnopened plant growth
- sproutNew plant emergence
- germinateBegin plant development
- developCause gradual growth
flourish · emerge · open · ripen · mature · seedling · shoot · cultivate
Bloom's colorful segment
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- nectarFloral sugar water
sepal · anther · filament · ovary · inflorescence · corolla · calyx · pollination
thrive
Flourish with vigor
mature · peak · potential · success · promising · emerging · unfolding · fledgling · budding · fruitful
unfold
Spread open from closed
develop · flourish · emerge · open · ripen · mature · seedling · shoot · cultivate · nurture
petal
Bloom's colorful segment
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
nectar · sepal · anther · filament · ovary · inflorescence · corolla · calyx · pollination · flowering
cherry
Red stone fruit
almond · peach · pear · apricot · orange · magnolia · dogwood · hawthorn · crabapple · orchard
scented
Having added fragrance
- perfumedTreated with fragrance
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- sweet-smellingHaving agreeable odor
nectar · jasmine · honeyed · redolent · delicate · intoxicating · heady · ambrosial · floral
vernal
Relating to spring
budbreak · renewal · equinox · seasonal · tulips · daffodils · crocus · hyacinths · forsythia · azaleas
- flowersroses, flower, tulips, daisies, lilies
- gardenbed, seeds, compost, bulb, planting
- floral motifsfloral motif, floral pattern, flower motif, floral patterns, floral motifs
- MayMay Day, maypole, maypole dance, May queen, May flowers
- orchardapple tree, pear tree, peach tree, plum tree, apricot tree
- plant growthbud, buds, flower, fruit, leaf
- cherry blossomOrnamental Prunus flower
- spring blossomsFlowers appearing in spring
- apple blossomFlower of fruit tree
- orange blossomCitrus tree's white flower
- peach blossomsFlowers of a drupe tree
- plum blossomFlower of stone-fruit tree
blossoming, blossoms, blossomed, blossomy, cherry blossom, orange blossom