flora
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈflɔːrə/
- Specialized
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flora
- 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.
- So I have spent my life dining upon flora and fauna to bring nourishment to my body.
- But not just those those kind of inert things, but there's also flora and fauna.
- So we've got now the sun, the ionosphere, the heat, and now we've got changing of the flora.
- That region's flora and fauna was so imbalanced, the plants, so many plant species went extinct.
- It supports a unique flora and fauna therefore, but it's also responsible for tying up lots of carbon.
- So without those, without that, the, the flora and the fauna, they're in the soil, you're not going to have a successful garden.
Examples
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It supports a unique flora and fauna therefore, but it's also responsible for tying up lots of carbon.
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On your hike, you will encounter unique regional flora, such as the vibrant orchids and towering pines.
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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.
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We studied the flora and fauna.
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I'm making a report of the flora and fauna we found on the island.
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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.
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Currently, the EPA lists twenty animal and fish species and sixteen flora species as endangered.
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The great Victorian explorers and botanists brought back all kinds of flora from the far corners of the world.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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4.1
All the plants that grow in a particular place
14
2.8
All the plants that live in a particular place, like trees and flowers
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.5
Tiny living things, especially bacteria, that live in the intestines and help digestion and the immune system
How Microscopic
- Specialized
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6.8
- Specialized
28
4.8
Surface Forms
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.