flora C2+ Topic:Time US /ˈflɔrə/ UK /ˈflɔːrə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the plants of a particular region, period, or environment The island's flora includes several species found nowhere else. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the plants of a particular... plantsvegetationplantlifegreenery ↔ Opposites fauna Word family Derived forms floralfloristicflorist Related forms floralfloristfloret Etymology AI details From Latin Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, from flos, floris ('flower'). Used in modern botanical sense from the 18th century. flos Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flora **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈflɔrə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈflɔːrə/ ## Meanings 1. the plants of a particular region, period, or environment ## Examples - The island's flora includes several species found nowhere else. ## Synonyms - plants - vegetation - plantlife - greenery ## Antonyms - fauna ## Derived Forms - floral - floristic - florist ## Related Forms - floral - florist - floret ## Roots and Affixes - Root: flos ## Etymology From Latin Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, from flos, floris ('flower'). Used in modern botanical sense from the 18th century. ## AI Etymology Flora is from Latin Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, from flos, floris ('flower'). Used in modern botanical sense from the 18th century. Important recorded forms include flos (Latin). The current sense covers the plants of a particular region, period, or environment. The wider family includes derived forms such as floral, floristic, and florist and related words such as floral, florist, and floret. ## Topics - Time markdown