florescence
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin florēscō, from flōreō (“I 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.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /flɔˈɹɛsəns/
- Homophone: fluorescence, in some pronunciations
Noun
editflorescence (countable and uncountable, plural florescences)
Usage notes
editNot to be confused with fluorescence.
Translations
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