florescence

Florescence — Flo*res cence, n. [See {Florescent}.] (Bot.) A bursting into flower; a blossoming. Martyn. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

florescence — [flɔʀesɑ̃s] n. f. ÉTYM. XXe; de florescent. ❖ ♦ Littér. Excroissance, production comparée à une floraison. || « Les florescences de la chair » (Sartre, la Nausée) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

florescence — 1793, from Mod.L. florescentia, from L. florescentem (nom. florescens) blooming, prp. of florescere to begin to bloom, inceptive of florere to blossom (see FLOURISH (Cf. flourish)) …   Etymology dictionary

florescence — [flō res′əns, flôres′əns, fləres′əns] n. [< L florescens, prp. of florescere, to begin to bloom, inceptive of florere, to bloom < flos: see BLOOM1] 1. the act, condition, or period of blooming 2. a period of success or achievement… …   English World dictionary

florescence — žydėjimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gaubtasėklių augalų vystymosi fazė, per kurią jie dauginasi lytiškai (subrendus žiedadulkėms, išsiskleidžia žiedai). atitikmenys: angl. blossom; florescence; flowering vok. Blühen,… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

florescence — noun Etymology: New Latin florescentia, from Latin florescent , florescens, present participle of florescere, inchoative of florēre to blossom, flourish more at flourish Date: 1793 a state or period of flourishing • florescent adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

florescence — florescent, adj. /flaw res euhns, floh , fleuh /, n. the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom. [1785 95; < L floresc(ens) (prp. of florescere to begin blooming, inchoative deriv. of florere to bloom, deriv. of flos FLOWER) + ENCE] * * * …   Universalium

florescence — noun The time, or the condition of budding or flowering …   Wiktionary

florescence — Synonyms and related words: anthesis, bloom, blooming, blossom, blossoming, blow, blowing, budtime, early years, efflorescence, flowerage, flowering, flowering time, full bloom, jeunesse, juvenescence, juvenility, my burning youth, my green age,… …   Moby Thesaurus

florescence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flowering, blossoming, flourishing, prosperity; see development 2 , success 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A condition or time of vigor and freshness: bloom1, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, prime. See BETTER …   English dictionary for students

florescence — flo·res·cence || flÉ” resns /flÉ’ n. blooming, flowering; period of blooming …   English contemporary dictionary