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florescence
flo·res·cence
[
flaw réssənss
]
noun
Definition:
flowering:
flowering
[
Late 18th century. < modern Latin
florescentia
< Latin
florescent-
, present participle of
florescere
"begin to flower" <
florere
(see
flourish
)
]
flo·res·cent
adjective
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