fioritura
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fio·ri·tu·ra

noun \fē-ˌr-ə-ˈtr-ə\
plural fio·ri·tu·re\-ˈtr-ē\

Definition of FIORITURA

: ornament 5

Origin of FIORITURA

Italian, literally, flowering, from fiorito, past participle of fiorire to flower, from Vulgar Latin *florire — more at flourish
First Known Use: 1836

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