florecer

to bloom, to blossom

f l o ɾ e ˈθ e ɾ
flor flower + ecer become or make (a state)
verb Rare #36,973
to bloom, to blossom Often used for plants/flowers; can also be used figuratively (people, ideas, or cultures) meaning to thrive.
SP: Las flores suelen florecer en primavera.
EN: Flowers usually bloom in spring.
Conjugation of florecer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third — florecen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third — florecen
florecer
Present
Past

Muchas flores empiezan a florecer en primavera.

Many flowers begin to bloom in spring.

No sabía que el Dios Ciervo hacía florecer a las plantas.

I didn't know that the Deer God made plants bloom.

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Algo que haga florecer una solidaridad espontánea.

Something that causes spontaneous solidarity to flourish.

— El hoyo (2019)

Los cerezos están a punto de florecer.

The cherry trees are about to bloom.

Quieres decir, florecer.

You mean, to flourish.

— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)

Merecen florecer de una vez.

They deserve to flourish at last.

— La maldición de la flor dorada (2006)