flora
Collocations
5ADJ.
amazing, diverse, famous, flowery, full, intestinal, local, organized
VERB + FLORA
exhibits, forgot, publish, reserve, studied, tell
FLORA + NOUN
anglica, fauna, housekeeper, island, jane, psyche, region, taxa
PREP.
about, in, in, out, with
ADV.
also
Definitions
noun
Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
A book describing the plants of a country, region, time, etc.
He intended to publish a flora of the island, and drafted out a synonymic catalogue, into which he inserted from time to time elaborate descriptions drawn up from living specimens of the species which he was able to procure.
Nowhere was the victory of Linnaeanism more complete than in Britain. When William Hudson's Flora Anglica, organized in the Linnaean manner, appeared in 1762, it displaced all previous floras.
The microorganisms that inhabit some part of the body.
gut flora, intestinal flora
The host effects upon the flora of both the small intestine and the large intestine must be examined.
name
the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris.
8 Flora, a main-belt asteroid.
A female given name from Latin.
What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star, / And Sylvia like a rustling tree, / And Lola like a melody, / And Flora like a flowery morn, […]
A surname.
A municipality of Norway.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
noun — all the plant life in a particular region or period
Antonyms
- fauna
- zoology
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
WiktionaryHe intended to publish a flora of the island, and drafted out a synonymic catalogue, into which he inserted from time to time elaborate descriptions drawn up from living specimens of the species which
WiktionaryNowhere was the victory of Linnaeanism more complete than in Britain. When William Hudson's Flora Anglica, organized in the Linnaean manner, appeared in 1762, it displaced all previous floras.
WiktionaryWhat lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star, / And Sylvia like a rustling tree, / And Lola like a melody, / And Flora like a flowery morn, […]
WiktionaryThe botanist studied the flora of the remote island.
Tatoeba · #2327383The island's unique flora and fauna must be protected.
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