Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BLOOM, n.¹ [Goth. bloma; D. bloem; G. blume; Sw. blomme; Dan. blomster; W. bloden, blawd, from the root of blow; Sax. blowan, contracted from blodan, or blothan. Blossom is a dialectical form of the word, from the same root. See Blossom.]

1. Blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. While opening blooms diffuse their sweets around. – Pope.
2. The opening of flowers in general; flowers open, or in a state of blossoming; as, the trees are clothed with bloom.
3. The state of youth, resembling that of blossoms; a state of opening manhood, life, beauty, and vigor; a state of health and growth, promising higher perfection; as, the bloom of youth.
4. The blue color upon plums and grapes newly gathered. – Johnson.