microflora
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kroʊˈflɔr noun, plural mi·cro·flo·ras, mi·cro·flo·rae [-flawr-ee, -flohr-ee] . ( used with a singular or plural verb )
[-flawr-ee, -flohr-ee] . ( used with a singular or plural verb ) 1.
Biology. microscopic plants.
2.
Ecology. the flora of a microhabitat.
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| the community of microorganisms, including algae, fungi, and bacteria that live in or on another living organism or in a particular habitat | |
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Microflora
is always a great word to know.
So is life cycle. Does it mean:
| the continuous sequence of changes undergone by an organism from one primary form, as a gamete, to the development of the same form again |
| the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death |
Example sentences
And none of these bacteriophages harm normal microflora--only pathogenic microflora.
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