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  floriferous florilegium  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
florigen
 
SYLLABICATION:flor·i·gen
PRONUNCIATION:  flôr-jn, flr-
NOUN: A plant hormone that promotes flowering.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin fls, flr-, flower; see bhel-3 in Appendix I + –gen.
OTHER FORMS:flori·genic (-jnk) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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