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Microflora

[mahy-kroh-flawr-uh, -flohr-uh]

mi·cro·flo·ra

[mahy-kroh-flawr-uh, -flohr-uh]
noun, plural -flo·ras, -flo·rae [-flawr-ee, -flohr-ee] . (used with a singular or plural verb)
1.
Biology. microscopic plants.
2.
Ecology. the flora of a microhabitat.

Origin:
1900–05; micro- + flora

mi·cro·flo·ral, adjective
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Microflora is always a great word to know.
So is segmentation. Does it mean:
mode of organization; construction and arrangement of tissues, parts, or organs
the subdivision of an organism or of an organ into more or less equivalent parts; cell division
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microflora (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌflɔːrə)
 
n
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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