flora

flo-ra · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.

  2. 2.

    A treatise or book describing the plants of a region.

  3. 3.

    (biology) Bacteria and other microorganisms naturally present in the body.

Forms

plural: floras

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    flora and fauna — the plants and animals of a particular region
  • •
    gut flora — microorganisms living in the digestive tract
  • •
    intestinal flora — bacteria in the intestines

Related words

Antonyms: fauna
See also: fauna, plants, vegetation
Synonyms: greenery, plant_life, vegetation

Etymology

From Latin Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, from flos ("flower").