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flora

flora

28 4.8
The plants that live in a certain area, like a forest or island
  • noun
  • /ˈflɔːrə/
  • Specialized
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  • That region's flora and fauna was so imbalanced, the plants, so many plant species went extinct.
  • flora and fauna
  • gut flora
  • local flora

So I have spent my life dining upon flora and fauna to bring nourishment to my body.

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Examples

  • It supports a unique flora and fauna therefore, but it's also responsible for tying up lots of carbon.

  • On your hike, you will encounter unique regional flora, such as the vibrant orchids and towering pines.

  • Rain is a major factor determining the flora and condition of the soil.

    Academic text (1993)
  • And then learning the plants and animals, the flora and fauna of that given area.

  • We studied the flora and fauna.

  • I'm making a report of the flora and fauna we found on the island.

  • More than one-half of the flora and fauna there are found nowhere else.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Borneo, in spite of its problems, is unique in terms of flora and fauna.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Currently, the EPA lists twenty animal and fish species and sixteen flora species as endangered.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The great Victorian explorers and botanists brought back all kinds of flora from the far corners of the world.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

vegetation
vsflora
64 4.1

All the plants that grow in a particular place

is broader, including plants across habitats and geological periods
plant life
vsflora
14 2.8

All the plants that live in a particular place, like trees and flowers

is the same concept but given as a single term

Antonyms

fauna
  • Specialized
18 6.7

All the animals that live in a certain place, like a forest or island

Compounds

intestinal flora
  • Specialized
1 4.5

Tiny living things, especially bacteria, that live in the intestines and help digestion and the immune system

probiotic flora
  • Specialized
3.4

Good bacteria that live in the gut and help digestion

How Microscopic

microflora
  • Specialized
1 6.8
flora
  • Specialized
28 4.8

Surface Forms

flora singular
floras plural

Etymology

The word flora comes from the Latin name Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, and from flos meaning 'flower', the same root as the English word flower. So flora now means all the plants or 'plant life' of a place.