English Explanatory Dictionary

flora

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
  2. A book describing the plants of a country, region, time, etc.
  3. The microorganisms that inhabit some part of the body.
name
  1. the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris.
  2. 8 Flora, a main-belt asteroid.
  3. A female given name from Latin.
  4. A surname.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. A former community in Alachua County, Florida, annexed by Gainesville.
  7. A city in Clay County, Illinois.
  8. A township in Boone County, Illinois.
  9. A town in Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana; named for founder John Flora.
  10. A township in Dickinson County, Kansas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
  12. A township in Renville County, Minnesota.

Pronunciation

/ˈflɔː.ɹə/ en-us-flora.ogg /ˈflɔːɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Flora.wav

Word forms

flora floras florae floræ

Etymology

From Latin Flōra (goddess of flowers).

Synonyms

microflora

Related words

flora

Derived words

bacterial flora cryptoflora dendroflora disaster flora ethnoflora flora and fauna Flora Day floriferous floristic intestinal flora lamp flora macroflora megaflora mycoflora palaeoflora paleoflora palynoflora subflora Flora Hill
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