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blossom into

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blos⋅som

  [blos-uhm]
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–noun Botany.
1. the flower of a plant, esp. of one producing an edible fruit.
2. the state of flowering: The apple tree is in blossom.
–verb (used without object)
3. Botany. to produce or yield blossoms.
4. to flourish; develop (often fol. by into or out): a writer of commercial jingles who blossomed out into an important composer.
5. (of a parachute) to open.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME blosme, blossem, OE blōstm(a), blōsma flower; c. MD bloesem, MLG blosem, blossem; (v.) ME blosmen, OE blōstmian, deriv. of the n. See bloom 1 , blow 3

Related forms:
blos⋅som⋅less, adjective
blos⋅som⋅y, adjective

Synonyms:
4. thrive, bloom, burgeon, sprout.
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blossom into

Also, blossom out. Develop, flourish, as in She's blossomed into a fine young woman, or His business has blossomed out and he's doing well. [Second half of 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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