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blossom

the flower or flowers of a plant, esp conspicuous flowers producing edible fruit
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blossom

[′bläs·əm]
(botany)
bloom
(geology)
The oxidized or decomposed outcrop of a vein or coal bed. Also known as bloom.
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A maguey originally from Mexico blossomed Wednesday at Tokyo's Hama detached palace in what is thought to be the first such blossoming in Japan for 70 years.
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MERSyN (CyHAN)- When the temperatures hit above seasonal normal in the southern province of Mersin, almond trees in Silifke district blossomed, which astonished the locals.
Almond trees blossom in Mersin ahead of spring

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