Definition of FLORESCENCE

florescence

Plural: florescences

Noun

  • the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
  • The time, or the condition, of budding or flowering.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 18

florescence is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
florescence is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
florescence is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

florescence is a valid Words With Friends word