Flora (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural flo·ras, flo·rae [flawr-ee, flohr-ee] /ˈflɔr i, ˈfloʊr i/ for 2.
  1. the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
  2. a work systematically describing such plants.
  3. plants, as distinguished from fauna.
  4. the aggregate of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms normally occurring on or in the bodies of humans and other animals: intestinal flora.
noun
  1. a female given name.
noun plural -ras or -rae (-riː)
  1. all the plant life of a given place or time
  2. a descriptive list of such plants, often including a key for identification
  3. short for intestinal flora
noun
  1. the Roman goddess of flowers
Plural floras florae (flôrē′)
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