blossom
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On top of a grassy hill in the corner of the town cemetery, a pink cherry blossom tree stands guard over a huddle of small, colourful graves.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The orange blossom had already become the state flower in 1909, and, by 1967, a year after McPhee’s opus, the orange was the state fruit.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
As the author shows, flowers are still making and remaking our world today, one enticing blossom at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A cherry blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Mount Fuji was cancelled this year after residents complained of overtourism.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Trees at the height of their blossom bubbled dark cream by a rotted bandstand.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Vocabulary lists containing blossom
The Vernal Vocabulary of Spring
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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