What is the meaning of bloom?

noun

• The organic process of bearing flowers.
  • usage: "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed"
  • synonyms: blooming
• Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts.
  • synonyms: flower, blossom
• The best time of youth.
  • synonyms: bloom of youth, salad days
• A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health.
  • synonyms: blush, flush, rosiness
• The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.
  • synonyms: flower, prime, peak, heyday, blossom, efflorescence, flush
• A powdery deposit on a surface.
  • synonyms: efflorescence

verb

• Produce or yield flowers.
  • usage: "The cherry tree bloomed"
  • synonyms: blossom, flower