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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. all the plant life in a particular region or period;
- Example: "Pleistocene vegetation"
- Example: "the flora of southern California"
- Example: "the botany of China"
[syn: vegetation, flora, botany]

2. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion;
[syn: plant, flora, plant life]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flora \Flo"ra\, n. [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos,
   floris, flower. See Flower.]
   1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

flora
    n 1: all the plant life in a particular region or period;
         "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern
         California"; "the botany of China" [syn: vegetation,
         flora, botany] [ant: fauna, zoology]
    2: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
       [syn: plant, flora, plant life]