Words / B2

BLOS-uh-m/ˈblɒsəm/

Blossom is the flowers of a fruit tree or similar plant; as a verb, to produce those flowers, or to develop well: apple blossom; blossom into. Bloom is a close twin, often for any flowering; flower is everyday. Map blossom in the orchard case, then the frost date. Mix-up: blossom vs bosom; bloom; do not write blossom for a perfume advert with no tree in the source.

Meaning

The flowers of a fruit tree or similar plant; as a verb, to produce those flowers, or to develop well.

Examples

• “Map blossom in the orchard case, then the frost date, not a perfume advert.”
• “The scheme blossomed into a national programme, which is the develop-well sense — still name the Act.”

Good to know

apple / cherry blossom; in blossom; blossom into. Close: bloom / flower. Trap: bosom. Geography, biology, and evaluations. Fruit-tree flowers, or to develop well — specify.

Near in meaning

bloom, flower, flourish

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