Miss Hilary Pimm writes from Bristol to say that ‘blossom’ is used vocatively in that area to a woman ‘and makes you feel very young and beautiful’. The term was first applied to a human being in the fifteenth century, referring...

Blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit trees (Genus Prunus) and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely but for a short period of time. Blossoms are either pink or white depending on the species or variety....