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Definition of microflora
1 : microscopic flora
2 : a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment)
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Murray’s Cheese is working with Rockefeller University to learn more about the microflora in its cheese caves in Long Island City, Queens.
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Origin and Etymology of microflora
New Latin
Medical Dictionary
microflora
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noun
mi·cro·flo·ra
\ˌmī-krə-ˈflōr-ə, -ˈflȯr-\
Medical Definition of microflora
1: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment) intestinal microflora
2: microscopic flora—compare macroflora
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