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| flo·ra [ fláwrə ] (plural flo·ras or flo·rae [ fláw r ]) |
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1. plants: plant life, especially all the plants found in a particular country, region, or time regarded as a group
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See also fauna (sense 1)
 the flora of Australia
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2. description of plants: a systematic set of descriptions of all the plants of a particular place or time
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3. microbiology bacteria that inhabit body organs: all the usually harmless bacteria inhabiting a part of the body, regarded as a group or population
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| [Early 16th century. < Latin Flora, Roman goddess of flowers < flor- "flower"] |
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