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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
[also: florae (pl)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "Flora":
Ceres, Cora, Demeter, Dionysos, Dionysus, Frey, Gaea, Gaia, Kore,
Persephassa, Persephone, Pomona, Proserpina, Proserpine,
Triptolemos, Triptolemus, corn god, fertility god, forest god,
vegetation spirit
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Flora, IL (city, FIPS 26454)
Location: 38.67049 N, 88.47877 W
Population (1990): 5054 (2291 housing units)
Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62839
Flora, IN (town, FIPS 23692)
Location: 40.54494 N, 86.52336 W
Population (1990): 2179 (929 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46929
Flora, MS (town, FIPS 24940)
Location: 32.54742 N, 90.31197 W
Population (1990): 1482 (540 housing units)
Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39071
Flora, ND
Zip code(s): 58348
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Flora, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
Population (2000): 5086
Housing Units (2000): 2352
Land area (2000): 4.437148 sq. miles (11.492159 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000241 sq. miles (0.000623 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.437389 sq. miles (11.492782 sq. km)
FIPS code: 26454
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 38.669813 N, 88.484105 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 62839
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Flora, IL
Flora
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Flora, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000): 2227
Housing Units (2000): 959
Land area (2000): 1.032246 sq. miles (2.673506 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.032246 sq. miles (2.673506 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23692
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 40.545819 N, 86.523367 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 46929
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Flora, IN
Flora
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Flora, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000): 1546
Housing Units (2000): 606
Land area (2000): 3.403633 sq. miles (8.815368 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.403633 sq. miles (8.815368 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24940
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 32.543056 N, 90.311843 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39071
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Flora, MS
Flora
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
florae (pl), plant, plant life, vegetation
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