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apple blossom

noun

  1. the flower of the apple tree: the state flower of Arkansas and Michigan.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of apple blossom1

First recorded in 1815–25

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Example Sentences

Nancy went down to meet her at the landing-place, looking ethereal and pink as a spray of apple-blossom.

To the freshmen belonged the Apple Blossom hop, a dance given by them each spring in the time of apple blossoms.

He found also that his vision of apple blossom was no dream, but reality.

This same pattern is used for many different flowers—the wild rose, apple blossom, sweet pea, and for foliage.

But I slipped away into my bedroom, for I'm not one of those apple-blossom women who can weep and still look pretty.

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