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FLORA
plant, flora, plant life
(noun) (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
vegetation, flora, botany
(noun) all the plant life in a particular region or period; “Pleistocene vegetation”; “the flora of southern California”; “the botany of China”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Flora
(Roman god) the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris.
(astronomy) 8 Flora, a main-belt asteroid.
A female given name from Latin.
A surname.
A municipality of Norway.
A city in Illinois.
A resort in Suriname.
A municipality of Philippines.
A town in Indiana; named for founder John Flora.
A town in Mississippi; named for early resident Flora Mann Jones.
A village in Norway.
Anagrams
• folar
Etymology
Noun
flora (countable and uncountable, plural floras or florae or floræ)
Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
A book describing the plants of a country, region, time, etc.
The microorganisms that inhabit some part of the body
Synonyms
• (microorganisms): microflora
Coordinate terms
• fauna
Anagrams
• folar
Source: Wiktionary
Flo"ra, n. Etym: [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]
1. (Rom. Myth.)
Definition: The goddess of flowers and spring.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The complete system of vegetable species growing without cultivation in a given locality, region, or period; a list or description of, or treatise on, such plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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