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flora

noun
 
/ˈflɔːrə/
 
/ˈflɔːrə/
 [uncountable] (specialist)
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  1. the plants of a particular area, type of environment or period of time
    • alpine flora
    • rare species of flora and fauna (= plants and animals)
    Topics Plants and treesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFlora is used after these nouns:
    • gut
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    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin flos, flor- ‘flower’.
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