blossoms

Tree's floral display

Blossoms are flowers, especially those on fruit trees or ornamental plants in spring: The cherry blossoms were stunning this year.

To blossom is to produce flowers, and by extension, to develop or flourish: She blossomed into a confident speaker.

A blossoming friendship is one that's growing and thriving.

botanical

pollination

Flower reproductive transfer

  • stamenPollen-producing flower organ
  • pistilSeed-producing flower organ
  • sepalsOuter whorl protecting buds

petals · nectar · ovary · anther · filament · calyx · perianth · nectary · inflorescence · pollen

blooming

petals

Colored bloom segments

open · flowering · flourish · sprout · awakening · emergence · budbreak · nascence · unfurling · fullness

cultural

sakura

Japanese flowering tree

  • viewingAct of watching something
  • picnicOutdoor casual meal
  • JapanEast Asian archipelago nation

Washington DC · celebration · symbolism · fleeting beauty · poetry · art · romance · wedding · bridal · garland

ephemeral

fleeting

Passing very quickly

scattered · brief · delicate · fragile · short-lived · fading · withering · dropping · windblown · momentary

spring

cherry

Red stone fruit

pear · almond · magnolia · dogwood · crabapple · quince · apricot · redbud · hawthorn · lilac

fragrant

scented

Having added fragrance

sweet-smelling · redolent · heady · intoxicating · floral · subtle · delicate · wafting · nose · sniff

Categories
Opposites
plant life cycle stage

blossomswithers

Shrinks from dryness

wilts · dies · fades · decays · shrivels

FLOURISHING vs. DECLINE (metaphorical)

blossomswithers

Shrinks from dryness

deteriorates · wilts · declines · fails · dies

emergence vs. concealment

blossomscloses

Brings to an end

retreats · withdraws · contracts · shuts · recedes

Phrases
Family

blossom, blossoming, blossomed, blossomy

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