How to Use flora in a Sentence

flora

noun
  • The unit is tripod-mountable so that it can be raised off the ground for sound clearance above the flora and brush.
    Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Walk through the many trails to try to spot local wildlife and more than 2,000 species of local flora and fauna.
    Jessica Booth, Country Living, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The lush flora surrounding the area allows for plenty of green despite the lack of grass.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 1 Feb. 2023
  • There tend to be more diverse flora and fauna, instead of fields of monocrops.
    Nicole Haase, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
  • The great outdoors wouldn’t be so great without all the wondrous flora and fauna.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • On the food front, researchers have done a bit of combining flora and fauna.
    Sarah Scoles, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Tucked in the south of France, overlooking the pristine blue waters, the local seafood and flora take center stage.
    Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
  • One of its many appeals is its wide array of flora and fauna.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Regardless of how people choose to see the desert’s spring flora, word about this year’s bloom is getting out.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Even loose dirt left on one’s boots from a trip to a farm can be a source of contaminants to the local flora and fauna.
    Erica Kasper, WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • The world’s flora and fauna have evolved to operate in the natural cycle of day and night.
    Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
  • At the same time, those who care for the trees warn that this phenomenon is a warning about the dangers of climate change to flora.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The aim of this festival is to celebrate the rich flora, deep culture and divine food of Bhutan.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But even in the increasingly harsh climate, flora, fauna and the people of the Timbisha Shoshone tribe learned to adapt and thrive.
    Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Out back, the grounds take cues from the South Pacific as well with lush landscaping and local flora.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2023
  • As a result, some of the flora and fauna here evolved separately—Galapagos-like—from those in the rest of the state.
    Adam H. Graham, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Stay safe on the hiking trail Hiking is a great way to spend time outdoors, learn more about flora and fauna and get your heart rate up.
    Catherine Garcia, The Week, 17 June 2023
  • The cores also indicate that at the same time, a drastic shift in local flora occurred.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2023
  • At the base of the Henry statue is an assortment of various flora.
    Becket Adams, National Review, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Noticing each and every species of flora, the geological patterns, the way the earth bends and rises and dips.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Further south, the twelve Pitons du Carbet are part of an older volcanic range with unique flora and fauna.
    Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • And don’t skip town without checking out the Rainforest or Big Tree trails, both of which are lined with towering trees and lush flora.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2023
  • Pangea’s flora may not have been to alien to us in some ways, as it was dominated by species such as conifers, ferns and horsetails, Olsen continues.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Like the wildflowers that have popped up at lower elevations, the flora in the canyons will benefit from a wealth of moisture once the snow melts.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2023
  • This out-of-nature look pairs well with the rest of the home, which draws inspiration from the surrounding Woodstock, New York, flora and fauna.
    Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 12 Jan. 2023
  • When exploring outdoors, do not take any rocks, flora, fauna, or sand with you, and do not carve words or names into trees.
    Catherine Garcia, The Week, 3 June 2023
  • Rushing water from heavy downpours can damage closed gates, the wall, a rocky border road and flora and fauna.
    Anita Snow The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Rushing water from heavy downpours can damage closed gates, the wall, a rocky border road, and flora and fauna.
    Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The designation would also help protect the area's flora and fauna—like the native Joshua trees, one of the world’s largest forests of which is found here, dating back 900 years.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The details of the landscape and flora transported me back to the days before the occupation by Europeans.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2024

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