English noun: bloom |
1. | bloom (process) the organic process of bearing flowers |
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| Samples | You will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed.
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| Synonyms | blooming |
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| Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process |
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2. | bloom (plant) reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts |
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| Synonyms | blossom, flower |
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| Broader (hypernym) | reproductive structure |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | apetalous flower, bud, chrysanthemum, floret, floweret, inflorescence, ray floret, ray flower |
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| Part holonym | carpel, chlamys, floral envelope, floral leaf, ovary, perianth, perigone, perigonium, pistil, stamen |
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| Part meronym | angiosperm, flowering plant |
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3. | bloom (time) the best time of youth |
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| Synonyms | bloom of youth, salad days |
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| Broader (hypernym) | time of life |
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| Part meronym | youth |
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4. | bloom (state) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health |
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| Synonyms | blush, flush, rosiness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | good health, healthiness |
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5. | bloom (time) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
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| Synonyms | blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak, prime |
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| Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | golden age |
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6. | bloom (phenomenon) a powdery deposit on a surface |
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| Synonyms | efflorescence |
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| Broader (hypernym) | crystallisation, crystallization, crystallizing |
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