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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary flo·ra ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Latin Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, from Latin flor-, flos DATE 1777 1. a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period 2. plant or bacterial life; especially : such life characteristic of a region, period, or special environment fossil flora intestinal flora — compare fauna English Etymology flora 1777, "the plant life of a region or epoch," from L. Flora Roman goddess of flowers, from flos (gen. floris) "flower," from *flo-s-, Italic suffixed form of PIE *bhle- extended form of *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom," possibly identical with *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole). Used as the title of descriptive plant catalogues since 1640s, but popularized by Linnaeus in his 1745 study of Swedish plants, "Flora Suecica." The adj. floral is attested 1640s, from Fr.floral, from L. floralis "of flowers." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 flora flora / 5flC:rE / noun[U] (technical 术语) the plants of a particular area, type of environment or period of time (某地区、环境或时期的)植物群: alpine flora 高山植物群 rare species of flora and fauna (= plants and animals) 动植物的罕见物种 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged flo·ra \ˈflōrə\ noun (plural floras \-rəz\ ; also flo·rae \-rˌē\) Etymology: New Latin, after Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, from Latin, from flor-, flos 1. : a systematic treatise on or a list of the plants of an area, habitat, or period < a flora of No. America > < prepared a new flora of the western mountains > — compare fauna 32. a. : plant life : plants < recent flora exhibits many adaptations to habitat > — often contrasted with fauna b. : the plants or plant life characteristic of, peculiar to, or adapted for living in a particular situation (as a geological stratum, period, habitat, or region) < the Devonian fossil flora > < postglacial floras > < a lacustrine flora > < the intestinal flora > c. : plants or plant life of a particular kind or having some common characteristic < the gram-negative flora of the soil > < a large parasitic flora > < interesting moss floras > — see vegetation 3 |
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