florescence

[ flaw-res-uhns, floh-, fluh- ]

noun

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

florescence

/ flɔːˈrɛsəns /

noun

1. the process, state, or period of flowering

Other Words From

• flo·rescent adjective
• reflo·rescence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of florescence¹

1785–95; < Latin flōrēsc ( ēns ) (present participle of flōrēscere to begin blooming, inchoative derivative of flōrēre to bloom, derivative of flōs flower ) + -ence

Word History and Origins

Origin of florescence¹

C18: from New Latin flōrēscentia , from Latin flōrēscere to come into flower

Example Sentences

In the work of Sir Walter Scott this form of literature attained its florescence.

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Royal grace and nobility, sovereign peacefulness and power—every beauty shone out like natural florescence.

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It was like a florescence of that dear belated creature whose mind had been awakened by his affection.

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But, all the same, it is no mean rival to the quieter process of vegetable florescence.

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Art was a unit, and its divine florescence spread from France over all Europe.

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