florescence

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

/ flɔˈrɛs əns, floʊ-, flə- /

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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

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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British Dictionary definitions for florescent

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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