flora

UK: 'flora', 'Flora': /ˈflɔːrə/

US: /ˈflɔrə/

US: (flôr′ə, flōr′ə)

Inflections of 'flora' (n):

floras

npl

florae

npl

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

flo•ra /ˈflɔrə/   n. 

1. Ecology the plants of a particular region or time period, thought of as a group:
   [uncountable] studying the flora of the desert.
   [plural]
   The floras in this region are particularly varied.
2. Microbiology the microorganisms occurring on or within the human body:
   [uncountable] intestinal flora.

See -flor-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

flo•ra  (flôr′ə, flōr′ə), n., pl. flo•ras, flo•rae (flôr′ē, flōr′ē) for 2.

1. Ecology the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
2. Ecology a work systematically describing such plants.
3. Ecology plants, as distinguished from fauna.
4. Microbiology the aggregate of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms normally occurring on or in the bodies of humans and other animals:
   intestinal flora.

• Neo-Latin, Latin Flōra the Roman goddess of flowers (used from the 17th cent. in the titles of botanical works), derivative of Latin flōr- (stem of flōs) flower
• 1655–65

Flo•ra  (flôr′ə, flōr′ə), n. 

1. a female given name.

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flora / ˈflɔːrə/ noun ( -ras, -rae / -riː/)

1. all the plant life of a given place or time
2. a descriptive list of such plants, often including a key for identification

Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin, from Latin Flōra goddess of flowers, from flōs flower

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Flora / ˈflɔːrə/ noun

1. the Roman goddess of flowers

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from flōs flower