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florescence

American  
[flaw-res-uhns, floh-, fluh-] / flɔˈrɛs əns, floʊ-, flə- /

noun

  1. the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom.


florescence British  
/ flɔːˈrɛsəns /

noun

  1. the process, state, or period of flowering

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Origin of florescence

1785–95; < Latin flōrēsc ( ēns ) (present participle of flōrēscere to begin blooming, inchoative derivative of flōrēre to bloom, derivative of flōs flower ) + -ence