- floresc
- (L). Blooming
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
floresc
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florescence — florescent, adj. /flaw res euhns, floh , fleuh /, n. the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom. [1785 95; < L floresc(ens) (prp. of florescere to begin blooming, inchoative deriv. of florere to bloom, deriv. of flos FLOWER) + ENCE] * * * … Universalium
florescence — flo•res•cence [[t]flɔˈrɛs əns, floʊ , flə [/t]] n. bot the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom • Etymology: 1785–95; < L flōrēsc(ēns), der. of flōs flower flo•res′cent, adj … From formal English to slang
