A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. • Flowers. • The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open. • A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms. • Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek. • The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc. • Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness. • An algal bloom. • A group of jellyfish, especially one caused by a swift increase in the population and especially when they are stranded on shore; the occurrence of such a bloom, and the ecological impact it has. • The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture. • A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather. • A bright-hued variety of some minerals. • A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled. • A natural protective coating on an eggshell. • An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen. • The increase in bullet spread over time as a gun's trigger is kept held. • A fan of Filipino girl group BINI. • A large swarm of ladybugs.