florescence

[ flaw-res-uh ns, floh-, fluh- ]

/ flɔˈrɛs əns, floʊ-, flə- /

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noun

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

Nearby words

florentine, florentine stitch, flores, flores sea, flores, juan josé, florescence, floret, florette, florey, florey, howard walter, flori-

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

Related forms

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

Can be confused

florescence fluorescence

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Examples from the Web for florescence

It was like a florescence of that dear belated creature whose mind had been awakened by his affection.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola
She was completing the appointed work; and motherliness, at last awakened within her, was blossoming in a florescence of love.
Fruitfulness|Emile Zola
The sun's rays poured over it, and life blazed there in a florescence of health and beauty.
Fruitfulness|Emile Zola
It is possible that it is a florescence not merely of the author's genius, but of his sickness.
Essays on Russian Novelists|William Lyon Phelps

In the work of Sir Walter Scott this form of literature attained its florescence.
Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume 2 (of 14), 1899|Various

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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