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a flower's loud, doomed advertisement screaming come pollinate me before the petals quit.

means The flower of a plant, especially a fruit tree, or the act of producing such flowers — and by extension, anything coming into full, healthy development.

from From Old English 'blostm' or 'blostma,' meaning flower or blossom, rooted in the Proto-Germanic 'blo-' for bloom — a family that also gave us 'bloom,' 'blow' (in its old sense of flowering), and 'blade,' and ultimately tied to a Proto-Indo-European root 'bhel-' meaning to thrive, swell, or burst forth. So the word has always carried the sense of something opening up and flourishing, which is why we still say a friendship or a talent 'blossoms.'

bloom budget
Cherry blossoms peak for roughly one fragile week
color trick
Petal hues lure specific pollinators like targeted ads
japan ritual
Hanami parties have watched blossoms for over a millennium
power plant
Honey bees built civilizations on blossom nectar
false advertising
Some flowers fake scent and reward to cheat insects
for instance

cherry blossom festival japan — annual spring event in tokyo and across japan where millions gather to view sakura blooms, typically late march to early april

powerpuff girls blossom — animated character, leader of the superhero trio, created in 1998 by craig mccracken for cartoon network

apple blossom pennsylvania — state flower of pennsylvania, blooms in spring on apple trees throughout the state's orchards

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