blossom : Idioms & Phrases

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blossom forth

  • verb develop or come to a promising stage
    blossom; unfold; blossom forth.
    • Youth blossomed into maturity
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blossom out

  • verb develop or come to a promising stage
    blossom; unfold; blossom forth.
    • Youth blossomed into maturity
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canker blossom

Can"ker blos`som
Definitions
  1. That which blasts a blossom as a canker does. Obs.
    O me! you juggler! you canker blossom! You thief of Love! Shak.
Webster 1913

Grog blossom

  • a redness on the nose or face of persons who drink ardent spirits to excess. Collog.
Webster 1913

In blossom

  • having the blossoms open; in bloom.
Webster 1913

orange-blossom orchid

  • noun diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
    Sarcochilus falcatus.
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rum-blossom

  • noun enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
    copper nose; hypertrophic rosacea; rum nose; brandy nose; rhinophyma; toper's nose; potato nose; hammer nose.
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