Flora Meaning
/ˈflɔː.ɹə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounPlants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
nounA book describing the plants of a country, region, time, etc.
Sentence Examples
The botanist studied the flora of the remote island.
The island's unique flora and fauna must be protected.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The botanist studied the diverse ____ of the Amazon, identifying many unique plant species.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The botanist spent weeks studying the unique ____ of the remote and lush tropical rainforest island.
Word Origin & History
From Latin Flōra (goddess of flowers).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world."
— 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:
"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."
— 1999, J. G. Baker, Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles:
"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."
— 2000, Daniel R. Headrick, When Information Came of Age, page 26:
"The host effects upon the flora of both the small intestine and the large intestine must be examined."
— 1977, United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, page 191:
"Approximately 3% of healthy adults harbor C. difficile in the intestinal tract. […] In contrast, the flora of the cecum is predominantly gram negative, with Bacteroides and Selenomonas being the major constituents."
— 2003 December 11, Moselio Schaechter, Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 520:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The botanist studied the diverse ____ of the Amazon, identifying many unique plant species.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The botanist spent weeks studying the unique ____ of the remote and lush tropical rainforest island.