flora

flo·ra

noun \ˈflȯr-ə\

plural floras also flo·rae\ˈflȯr-ˌē, -ˌī\

Definition of FLORA

1

: a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period

2

: plant or bacterial life; especially : such life characteristic of a region, period, or special environment <fossil flora> <intestinal flora> — compare fauna

Examples of FLORA

1. an amazing variety of coastal flora
2. the floras of different coastal regions

Origin of FLORA

New Latin, from Latin Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, from Latin flor-, flos

First Known Use: 1777

Related to FLORA

Synonyms: greenery, foliage, green, herbage, leafage, vegetation, verdure

Related Words: grassland, prairie; underbrush, undergrowth

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Other Ecology Terms

Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, crepuscular, niche, sere, symbiosis, taiga, tundra

Rhymes with FLORA

aura, bora, hora, mora, sora, Torah