florescence

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

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noun

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

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

Can be confusedflorescence fluorescence

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Related Words for florescence

development, flourishing

Examples from the Web for florescence

Historical Examples of florescence

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
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
The sun's rays poured over it, and life blazed there in a florescence of health and beauty.
Fruitfulness
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

British Dictionary definitions for florescence

florescence

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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Word Origin and History for florescence

1793, from Modern Latin florescentia, from Latin florescentem (nominative florescens) "blooming," present participle of florescere "to begin to bloom," inceptive of florere "to blossom" (see flourish (v.)).