as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
a fascination with the lush flora of the South
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Recent Examples of flora
The open-plan, angular five-bedroom incorporates light wood and glass walls that frame tropical flora, with a central, floating staircase.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
His use of flora might be a wink to his 2025 Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, handed to him by Kate Middleton last May.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 8 Feb. 2026
Tropical greenery and flora enshroud each walkway, and walls are adorned in bougainvillea arches.
—Molly Barstein, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
However, researchers noted that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is used today as a treatment to restore gut flora in the colon, representing a modern application for healthy feces.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
His use of flora might be a wink to his 2025 Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, handed to him by Kate Middleton last May.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 8 Feb. 2026
Tropical greenery and flora enshroud each walkway, and walls are adorned in bougainvillea arches.
—Molly Barstein, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
However, researchers noted that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is used today as a treatment to restore gut flora in the colon, representing a modern application for healthy feces.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flora
Noun
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Nancy Guthrie lived alone in the upscale Catalina Foothills neighborhood, where houses are spaced far apart and set back from the street by long driveways, gates and dense desert vegetation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Sporotrichosis is a fungal infection of the skin caused by exposure to a fungus that lives in soil, plants, decaying vegetation, moss and hay.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are plenty of options beyond the white picket variety that can beautifully display your foliage—or act as an architectural extension of your abode.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026
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Think romantic florals, foliage, and dainty swans (yes, really).—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Flora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flora. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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