Abloom

/əˈblum/ adverb

In a state of bloom or flowering; blooming or blossoming.

From 'a-' (in, on) + 'bloom.' This construction follows Old English patterns where 'a-' was used to indicate a state or condition, similar to 'aflame' or 'afire.' The term became standard in poetic English by the 19th century.

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