FLORESCENCE

blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence

(noun) the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

florescence (countable and uncountable, plural florescences)

The time, or the condition, of budding or flowering.

Source: Wiktionary

Flo*res"cence, n. Etym: [See Florescent.] (Bot.)

Definition: A bursting into flower; a blossoming. Martyn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition