flora
noun
- a feminine name
- Rom. Myth. the goddess of flowers
- pl. floras or florae the plants of a specified region or time: the flora of Africa
- a descriptive, systematic list of such plants
See flora in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(flôrˈə, flōrˈə)
noun pl. flo·ras or
flo·rae (flôrˈēˌ, flōrˈēˌ) - Plants considered as a group, especially the plants of a particular country, region, or time.
- A treatise describing the plants of a region or time.
- The bacteria and other microorganisms that normally inhabit a bodily organ or part: intestinal flora.
(flôrˈə, flōrˈə)
noun Roman Mythology The goddess of flowers.
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