Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flora"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flora \Flo"ra\, n. [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos,
floris, flower. See {Flower}.]
1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flora
n 1: all the plant life in a particular region [syn: {vegetation}]
[ant: {fauna}]
2: a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: {plant},
{plant life}]
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