The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bloom \Bloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bloomed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Blooming.]
   1. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be
      in flower.
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            A flower which once
            In Paradise, fast by the tree of life,
            Began to bloom.                       --Milton.
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   2. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to
      show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise,
      as by or with flowers.
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            A better country blooms to view,

            Beneath a brighter sky.               --Logan.
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