n. The flower of a plant, usually more or less conspicuous from the colored leaflets which form it and which are generally of more delicate texture than the leaves of the plant.n. The state of flowering or bearing flowers; bloom: as, the apple-tree is in blossom.n. Any person, thing, state, or condition likened to a blossom or to the bloom of a plant.n. A color consisting of a white ground mingled evenly with sorrel and bay, occurring in the coats of some horses.n. The outcrop of a coal-seam, usually consisting of decomposed shale mixed with coaly matter; also, sometimes, the appearance about the outcrop of any mineral lode in which oxidizable ores occur.To put forth blossoms or flowers; bloom; blow; flower: often used figuratively.