Hypertext Webster Gateway: "blossoming"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
The moving whisper of huge trees that branched And
blossomed. --Tennyson.
2. To flourish and prosper.
Israel shall blossom and bud, and full the face of
the world with fruit. --Isa. xxvii.
6.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
blossoming
n : the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
[syn: {flowering}, {florescence}, {inflorescence}, {anthesis},
{efflorescence}]
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