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florescence
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flo·res·cence  (flô-rsns, fl-)
n.
A condition, time, or period of flowering. See Synonyms at bloom1.

[New Latin flrscentia, from Latin flrscns, flrscent-, present participle of flrscere, inchoative of flrre, to flower, bloom; see flourish.]

flo·rescent adj.

florescence [flɔːˈrɛsəns]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the process, state, or period of flowering
[from New Latin flōrēscentia, from Latin flōrēscere to come into flower]

florescence
1. the state or condition of being in flower or blooming
2. the period during which this occurs.
3. a period of great development. — florescent, adj.
See also: Flowers
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.florescenceflorescence - the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
Translations
florescence [fləˈresns] Nflorescencia f
florescence
nBlüte f


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We have collections of antlers with these extraordinary detours and florescences - a flowering of the testicles in the opposite direction.
 
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