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flora

[flawr-uh, flohr-uh]

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noun, plural flo·ras, flo·rae

[flawr-ee, flohr-ee] for 2.

the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.

a work systematically describing such plants.

plants, as distinguished from fauna.

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; < Neo-Latin, Latin Flōra the Roman goddess of flowers (used from the 17th cent. in the titles of botanical works), derivative of Latin flōr- (stem of flōs) flower

Related forms

sub·flo·ra, noun, plural -flo·ras, -flo·rae.

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They have created a mouse with a humanised gut flora.

Your new job as a naturalist requires you to know quite a bit about your local flora and fauna.

The body and its intestinal flora produce all sorts of chemicals that hold clues about a person's health.

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They have created a mouse with a humanised gut flora.

Your new job as a naturalist requires you to know quite a bit about your local flora and fauna.

The body and its intestinal flora produce all sorts of chemicals that hold clues about a person's health.

Once the bridge was in place, fauna and flora crossed from one to the other, to flourish or to die in their new homes.

Here are a few key flora and fauna and how they weathered the storm.

Homeopaths have been aware of the effect of the bowel flora on the health for almost a hundred years.

Everything that belongs to the ocean converges here: flora and fauna, fish and fowl, climates and currents-especially currents.

Antobiotics or probiotics both can counteract to kill native flora.

In theory, decisions about flora and fauna habitat are purely scientific.

These days people are more cautious about moving flora and fauna.

If you docked your ship and wandered ashore, you'd find a rich and diverse flora and fauna.

Glaciers are receding worldwide, sea levels are rising, flora and fauna are adapting by shifting their ranges poleward.

If you do take antibiotics, remember to take acidophilus culture along with them to maintain normal intestinal flora.

Others are accidents of conflict: places from which people have fled and where the fauna and flora have thrived as a result.

The action plan was four years in the making and will attempt to protect the country's diverse, fascinating, and rare flora.

It is human overpopulation that is putting pressure on fauna and flora alike.

Introduced plant and animal species have wrought havoc on its unique flora and fauna.

The region in which this park is located holds several world records in the cataloging of flora and fauna species.

The skin flora that will produce the best health is the skin flora that our bodies evolved to have.

There are hints of increasing fungal problems in both flora and fauna.

These expeditions aim to quickly register the flora and fauna in order to inform conservation decisions.

As nations view their flora and fauna as commodities, science suffers.

Robots will, scientists already develop robots powered by consuming different species from flora and fauna.

Identify local flora and fauna, map your location, and survey the night sky using the power of your smart phone.

But there are still places here with a rich tapestry of unique flora and fauna.

Today each new summer brings an army of botanical enthusiasts scouring the countryside, searching for fascinating flora.

He wanders through the errorscape, wondering at the curious flora and fauna that have evolved.

The hardy flora rack up the miles as climate change sends them adrift in search of fresh places to put down.

Arcimboldo was really something of a scientist during a time when studying flora and fauna often meant illustrating them.

Signs added in the past year interpret local mining and milling history and describe the region's abundant flora and fauna.

Early evidence from my lab and others hints that, sometimes, our friendly flora never fully recover.

Obscure, one of the problems with these flora is the willingness of people to answer the unanswerable.

Here researchers are studying flora for impacts of global warming.

Ground cover, shrubs and other flora planted across a building.

There are beautiful gardens and sitting areas that have the flora and fauna labeled.

Scientists sampled the bacterial flora from nine newborns and their mothers.

George believed the land should be preserved and used as a center for research into the preservation of the flora and fauna.

The existence of a flora is ground for suspecting a fauna.

And that extends to the the flora and fauna too, which is so different from the mainland.

Most were inspired by the flora and fauna they had spent their lives surrounded.

Students will explore the islands' flora and fauna, languages, and climates and cultures.

What follows is a bizarre trip through genetically-modified flora that has a mind of its own.

The variety of landscape and elevation make for a hugely diverse mix of flora and fauna in the canyon.

The park may appear lifeless at first blush, but look closer and you'll see a variety of flora and fauna.

Besides serving as a fence between properties and supporting dozens of species of flora and fauna in their densely planted.

Colloidal silver does not harm the helpful micro flora of the gut and no microbe can develop a resistance to.

In addition, she works with our resident marine biologist in the study of ocean flora and fauna.

We're experiencing the flora in a way none of us has thought of before: as a place for sourcing food.

One theory held that radiation inhibited plant growth, while another suggested previous flora had poisoned the earth.

Their fauna and flora are precious for their own sake but can also aid humans.

And the wilderness areas have strict overnight camping ceilings to prevent overcrowding and damage to the flora and fauna.

In other words, the panels can provide shade for flora and fauna.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

a female given name.

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World English Dictionary

flora (ˈflɔːrə)

—n , pl -ras, -rae
1.	all the plant life of a given place or time
2.	a descriptive list of such plants, often including a key for identification
3.	short for intestinal flora

[C18: from New Latin, from Latin Flōra goddess of flowers, from flōsflower]

Flora (ˈflɔːrə)

—n
	the Roman goddess of flowers

[C16: from Latin, from flōs flower]

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Word Origin & History

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- (3) "to thrive, bloom," possibly identical with *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see

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bole). Used as the title of descriptive plant catalogues since 1640s, but popularized by Linnaeus in his 1745 study of Swedish plants, "Flora Suecica."

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

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.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

flora (flôr'ə) Pronunciation Key
Plural floras or florae (flôr'ē')

The plants of a particular region or time period.
The bacteria and other microorganisms that normally inhabit a bodily organ or part, such as the intestine.

American Heritage

Cultural Dictionary

flora [(flawr-uh)]

Plants, especially the plants of a particular place and time.

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