Florescence
/fləˈrɛsəns/noun
The state, period, or process of flowering; a bloom or blossoming.
Did you know?Florescence comes from Latin *florescere*, meaning “to begin to flower,” built from *flos* (“flower”) and used in English for both literal blooming and vivid metaphorical flourishing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰleh₃-
“To bloom or flower”
Latin
Latin
flōs
“Flower, blossom”
Latin
Latin
florescere
“To begin to flower, to bloom”
Late Latin
Latin
florēscentia
“A flowering or blossoming”
16th–17th Century
English
florescence
“Flowering; the state of being in bloom”
Modern English
English
florescence
“The condition or process of flowering”
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