FLORA
What does "FLORA" mean?
The plants of a particular region, habitat, or period, considered as a group.
Meanings
- The plant life of a particular region, era, or environment. The island's flora includes dozens of species found nowhere else.
- The community of microorganisms living in or on the body, such as in the gut. Antibiotics can disrupt the gut flora for weeks. technical
- A descriptive scientific work cataloguing the plants of an area. He consulted the regional flora to identify the unknown fern. technical
Did you know?
- The biology term comes straight from mythology: Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers, celebrated each spring at the Floralia festival, which is why the plants of a place are still collectively called its flora.
Word origin
From Latin 'Flora', the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, from 'flos, floris' meaning flower; adopted as a botanical term in the 18th century.
Remember it
FLORA contains 'FLOR-' as in 'floral' and 'florist' - all the flower words share the same Latin root.
A little poem
Name the goddess and the meadow answers:
every petal a small inheritance,
every weed a survivor of her name.
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Wordplay
- My doctor and my gardener used the same word for what's growing inside me. One meant the garden, one meant my gut - both said 'mind your flora.'
What it teaches
Every living place is named for what grows there, not for what built it.
Quick facts
What does FLORA mean?
The plants of a particular region, habitat, or period, considered as a group.
Is FLORA a valid word?
Yes — FLORA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FLORA?
FLORA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FLORA come from?
From Latin 'Flora', the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, from 'flos, floris' meaning flower; adopted as a botanical term in the 18th century.
What can FLORA teach us?
Every living place is named for what grows there, not for what built it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.