florescence

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US/flɔˈɹɛsəns/

noun

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

Similar
blossomingfloweringinflorescenceanthesisefflorescence
OriginLatin florēscō ← Proto-Italic *flōs ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- →
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Meanings

nounflorescence (countable and uncountable, plural florescences)

plural florescences

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

    "Oh, you are a dear!" exclaimed Nora, who has been placed at a considerable disadvantage by being introduced just at this stage of her florescence.

    1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

Similar
blossomingfloweringinflorescenceanthesisefflorescence
Broader
growthgrowingmaturation
Also see
anthesisblossomingefflorescencefloweringinflorescence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₃-“flower, blossom”
  2. Proto-Italic*flōs
  3. Latinflorēscō
  4. Englishflorescence

From Latin florēscō, from flōreō (“to 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.

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Translations

Bulgarian цъфтеж, цъфтене
  • цъфтеж (căftež)The time, or the condition of budding or flowering
  • цъфтене (căftene)The time, or the condition of budding or flowering
Catalan florescència
  • florescènciaThe time, or the condition of budding or flowering
Chinese Mandarin 花期
  • 花期 (huāqī)The time, or the condition of budding or flowering
French efflorescence
  • efflorescenceThe time, or the condition of budding or flowering
German Blütezeit, Blüte
  • BlütezeitThe time, or the condition of budding or flowering
  • BlüteThe time, or the condition of budding or flowering
Portuguese florescência
  • florescênciaThe time, or the condition of budding or flowering
Spanish florescencia
  • florescenciaThe time, or the condition of budding or flowering

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

fluorescencein some pronunciations
Cite this entry
APA

florescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/florescence

MLA

“florescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/florescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “florescence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/florescence.

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