florescence

[ flaw-res-uh ns, floh-, fluh- ]
/ flɔˈrɛs əns, floʊ-, flə- /
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noun

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

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM florescence

flo·res·cent, adjectivere·flo·res·cence, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH florescence

florescence fluorescence

Words nearby florescence

florencio varela, florentine, florentine stitch, flores, flores sea, florescence, floret, florey, flori-, florianópolis, floriated
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Words related to florescence

development, flourishing

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British Dictionary definitions for florescence

florescence
/ (flɔːˈrɛsəns) /

noun

the process, state, or period of flowering

Word Origin for florescence

C18: from New Latin flōrēscentia, from Latin flōrēscere to come into flower
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