Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Blossom (-s)
blossom (-s), n. [OE blóstm < L. flos.] (webplay: beauty, bloom, bud, flower, leaves, plant, rose).
- Flower; bloom; floret that becomes fruit on a plant; [fig.] product; harvest; yield; (see Numbers 17:8).
- Corpse; deceased person; dead body.
- Thought; meditation; reflection; [fig.] poem; verse; lyric.
- Aurora; sunrise; refulgence; glory; emerging light.
Return to page 34 of the letter “b”.