n 1: a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
2: reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one
having showy or colorful parts [syn: bloom, blossom]
3: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush]
v : produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" [syn: bloom, blossom]