microflora

noun

mi·​cro·​flo·​ra ˌmī-krə-ˈflȯr-ə How to pronounce microflora (audio)
1
: microscopic flora
2
: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment)
microfloral adjective

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Finally, major weather events provoked by global warming will displace fungi that ordinarily live in more remote and/or inaccessible environments as well as mobilise their spores into the airborne microflora. Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025 Powered by mineral properties (which help improve skin texture and soften aging skin) and biological properties (from post-biotic microflora to soothe stressed skin), this has all the qualities of an effective face mist. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025 Probiotics are part of this microflora; their function is to help the skin’s microbiome stay in balance by keeping potentially harmful bacteria in check and preventing them from over-proliferating. Melanie Rud, SELF, 23 Apr. 2024 Pre or probiotics can help keep the microflora on the skin in a healthy balance. Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for microflora

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of microflora was in 1904

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“Microflora.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microflora. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Medical Definition

microflora

noun
mi·​cro·​flo·​ra ˌmī-krə-ˈflōr-ə, -ˈflȯr- How to pronounce microflora (audio)
1
: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment)
intestinal microflora
2
: microscopic flora compare macroflora
microfloral adjective
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