bloom
bloom [bloom blooms bloomed blooming] noun, verb BrE [bluːm] NAmE [bluːm]
noun (formal or technical)
1. countable a flower (usually one on a plant that people admire for its flowers)
•the exotic blooms of the orchid
•The plant produced a single white bloom.
2. singular, uncountable a healthy fresh appearance
•the bloom in her cheeks
•the bloom of youth
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse blóm ‘flower, blossom’, blómi ‘prosperity’, blómar ‘flowers’.
Example Bank:
•The roses are now in full bloom.
•The small white blooms appear in May.
•The spring flowers have come into bloom.
•a tree with exquisite blooms
•banks of rhododendrons in bloom
Idiom: ↑in bloom
verb
1. intransitive to produce flowers
Syn: ↑flower
•Most roses will begin to bloom from late May.
•Tulips were blooming as far as the eye could see.
2. intransitive to become healthy, happy or confident
Syn: ↑blossom
•The children had bloomed during their stay on the farm.
•She was blooming with good health.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse blóm ‘flower, blossom’, blómi ‘prosperity’, blómar ‘flowers’.
Example Bank:
•Staying at the farm, the children had bloomed in the fresh country air.
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