florescence
əns, floʊ-, flə- noun
the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom.
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| —n | |
| the process, state, or period of flowering | |
| [C18: from New Latin flōrēscentia, from Latin flōrēscere to come into flower] | |
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Florescence
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florescence
1793, from L. florescentem (nom. florescens) "blooming," prp. of florescere "to begin to bloom," inceptive of florere "to blossom" (see flourish).
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