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flo·ra 
[flawr-uh, flohr-uh] Pronunciation Key
[flawr-uh, flohr-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural flo·ras, flo·rae
[flawr-ee, flohr-ee] Pronunciation Key for 2.
[flawr-ee, flohr-ee] Pronunciation Key for 2. | 1. | the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole. |
| 2. | a work systematically describing such plants. |
| 3. | plants, as distinguished from fauna. |
| 4. | the aggregate of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms normally occurring on or in the bodies of humans and other animals: intestinal flora. |
[Origin: 1655–65; < NL, L Flōra the Roman goddess of flowers (used from the 17th cent. in the titles of botanical works), deriv. of L flōr- (s. of flōs) flower]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| flo·ra
(flôr'ə, flōr'ə) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. flo·ras or flo·rae (flôr'ē', flōr'ē')
[From Flora.] |
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| Flo·ra
(flôr'ə, flōr'ə) Pronunciation Key
n. Roman Mythology The goddess of flowers. [Latin Flōra, from flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
flora
flora
1777, "the plant life of a region or epoch," from L. Flora Roman goddess of flowers, from flos (gen. floris) "flower," from *flo-s-, Italic suffixed form of PIE *bhle-, extended form of *bhel- "to thrive, bloom" (see bole). Used as the title of descriptive plant catalogues since 1647, but popularized by Linnaeus in his 1745 study of Swedish plants, "Flora Suecica." The adj. floral is attested 1647, from Fr. floral, from L. floralis "of flowers."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| flora | |
noun | |
| 1. | all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" [syn: vegetation] [ant: fauna] |
| 2. | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: plant] |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| flora
(flôr'ə) Pronunciation Key
Plural floras or florae (flôr'ē')
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
flora [(flawr-uh)]
flora [(flawr-uh)]
Plants, especially the plants of a particular place and time.
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
flora flo·ra (flôr'ə)
n. pl. flo·ras or flo·rae (flôr'ē')
- Plants considered as a group.
- The microorganisms that normally inhabit a bodily organ or part.
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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Flora Vista, NM (CDP, FIPS 26360) Location: 36.80215 N, 108.08198 W
Population (1990): 1021 (362 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 87415
Flora, IL (city, FIPS 26454) Location: 38.67049 N, 88.47877 W
Population (1990): 5054 (2291 housing units)
Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62839
Flora, IN (town, FIPS 23692) Location: 40.54494 N, 86.52336 W
Population (1990): 2179 (929 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46929
Flora, MS (town, FIPS 24940) Location: 32.54742 N, 90.31197 W
Population (1990): 1482 (540 housing units)
Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39071
Flora, ND Zip code(s): 58348
Glen Flora, WI (village, FIPS 29475) Location: 45.49676 N, 90.89305 W
Population (1990): 108 (49 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Flora
Flo"ra\, n. [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring. 2. (Bot.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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