flores

UK: /ˈflɔːrɛs/

US: 'Flores': (Sp. flô′res for 1; flôr′is, -ēz, flōr′- for 2; Port. flô′rish for 3); 'flores': (flôr′ēz, flōr′-)

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flo•res  (flôr′ēz, flōr′-), n. (used with a pl. v.) [Chem.]

1. flower (def. 11).

• Latin flōrēs plural of flōs flower
• 1655–65

Flo•res  (Sp. flô′res for 1; flôr′is, -ēz, flōr′- for 2;
Port. flô′rish for 3), n. 

Juan Jo•sé  (hwän hô se′), 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.
1. Place Names one of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia, separated from Sulawesi by the Flores Sea. ab. 200,000 with adjacent islands;
   7753 sq. mi. (20,080 sq. km).
2. Place Names the westernmost island of the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 55 sq. mi. (142 sq. km).

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Flores / ˈflɔːrɛs/ noun

1. an island in Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, between the Flores Sea and the Savu Sea: mountainous, with active volcanoes and unexplored forests. Chief town: Ende. Area: 17 150 sq km (6622 sq miles)
2. / ˈflorəʃ/ an island in the Atlantic, the westernmost of the Azores. Chief town: Santa Cruz. Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)