florescence
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 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[edit]
florescence (countable and uncountable, plural florescences)
Usage notes[edit]
Not to be confused with fluorescence.
Translations[edit]
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