Blume

== Translingual == === Proper noun === Blume A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Carl (Karl) Ludwig von Blume (1796-1862). === Further reading === Author query of the International Plant Names Index == English == === Etymology === As a German surname, from German Blume. As a Swedish surname, variant of Blom. === Proper noun === Blume (plural Blumes) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Blume is the 5914th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5826 individuals. Blume is most common among White (93.55%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blume”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 176. === Anagrams === 'umble, umbel == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bluome, from Old High German bluomo, from Proto-West Germanic *blōmō (“flower”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbluːmə/ === Noun === Blume f (genitive Blume, plural Blumen, diminutive Blümelein n or Blümlein n or Blümchen n) (botany) flower, blossom (colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm) (loosely, colloquial, usually in the plural) plant, houseplant (plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes) Synonym: Pflanze (chemistry) efflorescence (formation of a powdery surface on crystals) (heraldry) flower (symbol representing a flower) (hunting) tail, scut (short, erect tail of a hare) nose, bouquet (scent of a particular wine) Synonym: Bouquet head (foam that forms on top of beer) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== blumig blumartig durch die Blume verblümt Geblüme ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Silesian: bluma === See also === Blatt n blühen Blüte f === Further reading === “Blume” in Duden online “Blume” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Blume” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. Blume on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de