Flora

//ˈflɔː.ɹə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris. Roman
  2. 2
    8 Flora, a main-belt asteroid.
  3. 3
    A female given name from Latin.

    "What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star, / And Sylvia like a rustling tree, / And Lola like a melody, / And Flora like a flowery morn, […]"

  4. 4
    A surname.
  5. 5
    A municipality of Norway.
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  1. 6
    A city in Illinois.
  2. 7
    A resort in Suriname.
  3. 8
    A municipality of the Philippines.
  4. 9
    A town in Indiana; named for founder John Flora.
  5. 10
    A town in Mississippi; named for early resident Flora Mann Jones.
  6. 11
    A village in Norway.
Noun
  1. 1
    Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc. countable, uncountable

    "Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world."

  2. 2
    (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion wordnet
  3. 3
    A book describing the plants of a country, region, time, etc. countable, uncountable

    "He intended to publish a flora of the island, and drafted out a synonymic catalogue, into which he inserted from time to time elaborate descriptions drawn up from living specimens of the species which he was able to procure."

  4. 4
    all the plant life in a particular region or period wordnet
  5. 5
    The microorganisms that inhabit some part of the body. countable, uncountable

    "gut flora, intestinal flora"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Flōra (goddess of flowers).

Etymology 2

From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers).

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