[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blossom \blos"som\, v. i. imp.  p. p. blossomed; p. pr. 
   vb. n. blossoming. as. bl?stmian. see blossom, n.
   1. to put forth blossoms or flowers; to bloom; to blow; to
      flower.
      1913 webster

            the moving whisper of huge trees that branched
            and blossomed.                        --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   2. to flourish and prosper; to develop into a superior type.
      1913 webster

            israel shall blossom and bud, and full the face of
            the world with fruit.                 --isa. xxvii.
                                                  6.
      1913 webster

   3. to appear or grow as if by blossoming; to spread out
      rapidly.
      pjc
see also:
blossomed blossoming blossom 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blossom \blos"som\ blo^s"su^m, n. oe. blosme, blostme,
   as. bl=osma, bl=ostma, blossom; akin to d. bloesem, l.
   fios, and e. flower; from the root of e. blow to blossom. see
   blow to blossom, and cf. bloom a blossom.
   1. the flower of a plant, or the essential organs of
      reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom;
      the flowers of a plant, collectively; as, the blossoms and
      fruit of a tree; an apple tree in blossom.
      1913 webster

   note: the term has been applied by some botanists, and is
         also applied in common usage, to the corolla. it is
         more commonly used than flower or bloom, when we have
         reference to the fruit which is to succeed. thus we use
         flowers when we speak of plants cultivated for
         ornament, and bloom in a more general sense, as of
         flowers in general, or in reference to the beauty of
         flowers.
         1913 webster

               blossoms flaunting in the eye of day.
                                                  --longfellow.
         1913 webster

   2. a blooming period or stage of development; something
      lovely that gives rich promise.
      1913 webster

            in the blossom of my youth.           --massinger.
      1913 webster

   3. the color of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with
      sorrel and bay hairs; -- otherwise called peach color.
      1913 webster

   in blossom, having the blossoms open; in bloom.
      1913 webster
see also:
blow bloom in blossom 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

blossom
     n 1: reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one
          having showy or colorful parts syn: flower, bloom
     2: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity syn: flower,
         prime, peak, heyday, bloom, efflorescence, flush
     v 1: produce or yield flowers; "the cherry tree bloomed" syn: bloom,
           flower
     2: develop or come to a promising stage; "youth blossomed into
        maturity" syn: blossom out, blossom forth, unfold
see also:
flower bloom prime peak heyday efflorescence 
flush blossom out blossom forth unfold 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

92 moby thesaurus words for "blossom":
   advance, anthesis, batten, be in bloom, be in flower, bear fruit,
   bloom, blooming, blossoming, blow, blowing, blush, boom, brew,
   bring to maturity, bud, burgeon, burst into bloom, capitulum,
   come to fruition, corymb, cyme, develop, effloresce, efflorescence,
   evolute, evolve, fatten, floreate, florescence, floret,
   floriculture, floscule, flourish, flower, flowerage, floweret,
   flowering, flush, full bloom, gardening, gather, germinate, glow,
   grow, grow fat, grow up, horticulture, hortorium, hypertrophy,
   increase, inflorescence, leaf, maturate, mature, mellow, mushroom,
   open, outgrow, overdevelop, overgrow, overtop, panicle, posy,
   procreate, progress, pullulate, raceme, reach its season,
   reach maturity, reproduce, ripe, ripen, shoot, shoot up, spike,
   spring up, sprout, sprout up, thrive, tower, umbel, unfold,
   unfolding, unfoldment, upshoot, upspear, upspring, upsprout,
   vegetate, wax, wildflower

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

blossom, tx city, fips 8812
  location: 33.66199 n, 95.38223 w
  population 1990: 1440 568 housing units
  area: 6.1 sq km land, 0.1 sq km water
  zip codes: 75416

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

blossom, tx -- u.s. city in texas
   population 2000:    1439
   housing units 2000: 606
   land area 2000:     2.510310 sq. miles 6.501674 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.042343 sq. miles 0.109667 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.552653 sq. miles 6.611341 sq. km
   fips code:            08812
   located within:       texas tx, fips 48
   location:             33.661395 n, 95.383675 w
   zip codes 1990:     75416
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    blossom, tx
    blossom

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