FLORA


Meaning of FLORA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflȯr-ə ]

noun

( plural floras also flo·rae ˈflȯr-ˌē, -ˌī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, from Latin flor-, flos

Date: 1777

1. : a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period

2. : plant or bacterial life ; especially : such life characteristic of a region, period, or special environment

fossil flora

intestinal flora

— compare fauna

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.