Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom.
noun
- the process, state, or period of flowering
1821, from Latin florescentem, present participle of florescere (see florescence).
1793, from Modern Latin florescentia, from Latin florescentem (nominative florescens) “blooming,” present participle of florescere “to begin to bloom,” inceptive of florere “to blossom” (see flourish (v.)).