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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flo•ra /ˈflɔrə/USA pronunciation n. - Ecologythe plants of a particular region or time period, thought of as a group: [uncountable]studying the flora of the desert.[plural]The floras in this region are particularly varied.
- Microbiology the microorganisms occurring on or within the human body:[uncountable]intestinal flora.
See -flor-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flo•ra (flôr′ə, flōr′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. flo•ras, flo•rae (flôr′ē, flōr′ē)USA pronunciation for 2.- Ecologythe plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- Ecologya work systematically describing such plants.
- Ecologyplants, as distinguished from fauna.
- Microbiologythe aggregate of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms normally occurring on or in the bodies of humans and other animals:intestinal flora.
- 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
- 1655–65
- a female given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flora /ˈflɔːrə/ n ( pl -ras, -rae / -riː/)- all the plant life of a given place or time
- a descriptive list of such plants, often including a key for identification
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin, from Latin Flōra goddess of flowers, from flōs flower |