bloom (v.) Copy link Outline 1. flōrĕo, 22. flōresco, 3 (to begin to b.) • bloom (v.): 1. flōrĕo, 2: this tree b.s thrice, haec arbor ter f., Cic.: Virg.: Hor. 2. flōresco, 3 (to begin to b.): shrubs begin to b. at a fixed period, f. tempore certo arbusta, Lucr.: Cic. (For the fig. signification, v. to flourish.)