flora

C2+ Topic:Places & Geography

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... plants vegetationplantlifegreenery

Opposites

fauna

Word family

Derived forms floralfloristicflorist

Related forms floral florist floret

Simplified etymology

Flora comes from the name of Flora, the ancient Italian goddess of fertility and flowers; flora is also the plural of the Latin word for “flower.” Since the late 18th century, the word has denoted the plant life of a particular region or period.

Etymology

From Latin Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, from flos, floris ('flower'). Used in modern botanical sense from the 18th century.

flos Latin

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Topics

Places & Geography

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# 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
- Places & Geography

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