flora

Noun
Synonyms: vegetationbotanyplantplant life

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. all the plant life in a particular region or period“Pleistocene vegetation”“the flora of southern California”“the botany of China”Synonyms: vegetationbotany
  2. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotionSynonyms: plantplant life
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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