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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. all the plant life in a particular region or period;
- Example: "Pleistocene vegetation"
- Example: "the flora of southern California"
- Example: "the botany of China"
[syn: vegetation, flora, botany]

2. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion;
[syn: plant, flora, plant life]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flora \Flo"ra\, n. [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See Flower.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The complete system of vegetable species growing without cultivation in a given locality, region, or period; a list or description of, or treatise on, such plants. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

flora n 1: all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" [syn: vegetation, flora, botany] [ant: fauna, zoology] 2: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: plant, flora, plant life]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "Flora": Ceres, Cora, Demeter, Dionysos, Dionysus, Frey, Gaea, Gaia, Kore, Persephassa, Persephone, Pomona, Proserpina, Proserpine, Triptolemos, Triptolemus, corn god, fertility god, forest god, vegetation spirit
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Flora, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 5086 Housing Units (2000): 2352 Land area (2000): 4.437148 sq. miles (11.492159 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000241 sq. miles (0.000623 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.437389 sq. miles (11.492782 sq. km) FIPS code: 26454 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 38.669813 N, 88.484105 W ZIP Codes (1990): 62839 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Flora, IL Flora
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Flora, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 2227 Housing Units (2000): 959 Land area (2000): 1.032246 sq. miles (2.673506 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.032246 sq. miles (2.673506 sq. km) FIPS code: 23692 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 40.545819 N, 86.523367 W ZIP Codes (1990): 46929 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Flora, IN Flora
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Flora, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 1546 Housing Units (2000): 606 Land area (2000): 3.403633 sq. miles (8.815368 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.403633 sq. miles (8.815368 sq. km) FIPS code: 24940 Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 32.543056 N, 90.311843 W ZIP Codes (1990): 39071 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Flora, MS Flora