peach blossom

noun

1. the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.

Word History and Origins

Origin of peach blossom¹

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

His spirit was the spirit of Omakitsu; his pays natal was near to the peach-blossom-fountain of the untranslatable poem.

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And steadily reigning throughout the ship, like the very spirit of death, was that aroma of peach-blossom.

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The banks were smiling with peach blossom: the willow leaves were a mist of gold and green.

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There was peach blossom in her hair, and she had the loveliest bouquet of flowers—real flowers, that scented the air——but there!

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It is extracted from the bitter-almond, (as has been stated,) peach-blossom, and the leaves of the laurocerasus.

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