blossom
A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruitingA flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.
» The cherry trees are about to blossom.
Die Kirschbäume stehen kurz vor der Blüte.
Die Kirschbäume stehen kurz vor ihrer Blüte.
Скоро зацветёт черешня.
Вишни вот-вот зацветут.
Скоро заквітне черешня.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.
The blossom has come early this year.
Blüte
цвето́кcvetók
кві́ткаkvítka, цвітcvit, цвітcvit
(countable, uncountable)The state or season of producing such flowers.
The orchard is in blossom.
Blüte
пери́од цветенияperíod cvetenija, цвете́ниеcveténije, расцве́тrascvét
цвіті́нняcvitínnja
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.
Blütezeit
расцве́тrascvét
ро́зквітrózkvit
(countable, uncountable)The colour of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs.
- reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Examples
159 sentencesThe cherry trees are about to blossom.
Скоро заквітне черешня.
ruСкоро зацветёт черешня.
deDie Kirschbäume stehen kurz vor der Blüte.
Cherry blossoms last only for a few days, a week at the most.
Цвітіння сакури триває лише кілька днів, найдовше - тиждень.
ruЦветение сакуры всего лишь длится несколько дней и никогда больше недели.
Plum blossoms come out in March.
ruСлива расцветает в марте.
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
This soap smells like cherry blossoms.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English blosme, from Old English blostm, blostma, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmôFrom Middle English blosme, from Old English blostm, blostma, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmô (compare West Frisian blossem, Dutch bloesem; related to *blōstaz [compare German Blust]), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-s- (“bloom, flower”), from *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, to thrive”). Cognate with Albanian bleron (“to blossom, to thrive”), Latin flōs (“flower”), Flōra (“goddess of plants”). See more at blow (etymology 4).
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Forms
plural: blossomsSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- cherry blossoms
- the cherry blossoms
- cherry blossoms are