abloom

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a·bloom

(ə-blo͞om′)

adj.

Being in bloom; flowering.

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abloom

(əˈbluːm)

adj

(postpositive) in flower; blooming

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a•bloom

(əˈblum)

adj.

in bloom; blossoming; flowering.

[1850–55]

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Adj.

abloom - bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees"

efflorescent

mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"

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fioritura

abloom

adj pred (poet, liter) to be abloom (flower) → blühen (lit, fig); tree → in Blüte stehen (liter)

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The weeds were abloom with tiny purple blossoms and gave forth an overpowering fragrance.

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Allan; and then, almost before Anne realized it, spring had come again to Green Gables and all the world was abloom once more.

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Whatever work was being done here is unfinished--ribs of a fuselage suspended from the ceiling, petri dishes abloom, a scattering of sketches-- abandoned on the threshold of discovery.

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But granted a sterner my selection can turn the tables on podium finishers Oh Land Abloom and First Assignment.

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Azaleas, more than any other plant and abloom in all their glory, have probably done more to inspire novice gardeners and rekindle the enthusiasm of weary gardeners.