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florescence

/flɔˈɹɛsəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
flo-res-cence
IPA
/flɔˈɹɛsəns/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: floresco, *flōs, *bʰleh₃-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /flɔˈɹɛsəns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

florescences (plural)

Derived Forms

reflorescence synflorescence

Synonyms

blossoming flowering inflorescence anthesis efflorescence

Homonyms

fluorescence in some pronunciations

Questions

How do you pronounce florescence?
The recorded pronunciation is /flɔˈɹɛsəns/.
What does florescence mean?
The time, or the condition, of budding or flowering.
Where does florescence come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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