florescence

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English

Etymology

From Latin florēscō, from flōreō (I bloom, flower) + -ēscō, from flōs (flower), from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (flower, blossom), from *bʰel- (to bloom), as if through the form flōrēscentia.

Pronunciation

Noun

florescence (countable and uncountable, plural florescences)

  1. The time, or the condition, of budding or flowering.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with fluorescence.

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