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microfloral

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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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Main Entry: mi·cro·flo·ra
Pronunciation: "mI-kr&-'flOr-&, -'flor-
Function: noun
1 : a small or strictly localized flora(as of a microenvironment) microflora>
2 : minute plants; especially : those invisible to the naked eye —compare MACROFLORAmi·cro·flo·ral /-&l/ adjective
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