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| basswood |
any of several types of linden tree, esp. the American linden, characterized by a yearly bloom of fragrant yellow flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| crocus |
any of several small plants, related to the iris, that grow from a bulb and bloom in early spring with a single colorful flower. |
| day lily |
any of several wild and cultivated varieties of lily whose multiple, trumpet-shaped flowers each bloom for a single day. |
| Easter lily |
any of various white-flowered lilies that are artificially brought into bloom for Easter Sunday, used esp. to decorate the altars of Christian churches on Easter. |
| effloresce |
to flower vigorously; bloom. [1/2 definitions] |
| florescence |
the act, state, or time of blossoming; bloom. |
| flower |
to blossom or produce flowers, as a plant; bloom; mature. [1/6 definitions] |
| forsythia |
any of several wild or cultivated early-blooming shrubs bearing bright yellow flowers that bloom along the length of long, thin branches. |
| full-blown |
at peak bloom. [1/2 definitions] |
| goldenrod |
any of various plants that bloom in late summer or early fall with fronds of small, usu. yellow flowers atop tall stiff stems. |
| magnolia |
any of a number of widely distributed trees or shrubs, usu. with large, colorful, aromatic flowers that bloom before the leaves appear. [1/2 definitions] |
| mayflower |
any of various flowers that bloom in May, esp. arbutus, anemone, hawthorn, or cowslip. [1/2 definitions] |
| night-blooming cereus |
any of several American cacti bearing large, fragrant flowers that bloom at night. |
| overblown2 |
past the stage of best bloom; senescent. |
| pasqueflower |
any of various low-growing plants related to the anemone, that bloom in the spring bearing purple or white flowers. |
| rebloom |
combined form of bloom. |
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