flora

  • 61flora — noun (plural floras; also florae) 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… …

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  • 62Flora — /flawr euh, flohr euh/, n. a female given name. * * * Roman goddess of flowering plants. Her cult was supposedly introduced into Rome during its earliest years by the Sabine king Titus Tatius. Her temple stood near Rome s Circus Maximus, and her… …

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  • 63flora — s f Conjunto de las plantas que crecen en una región o en un periodo geológico: la flora tropical, la flora del pleistoceno, la flora mexicana …

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  • 64flora — [16] Latin flōs meant ‘flower’ (it was the source of English flower). From it was derived Flora, the name given to the Roman goddess of flowers. English took over the term in this mythological sense, and in the 17th century it began to be used in …

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  • 65Flora — die Flora, Floren (Mittelstufe) Gesamtheit der Pflanzen in einem Gebiet, Gegenteil zu Fauna Synonyme: Planzenreich, Pflanzenwelt Beispiele: Im botanischen Garten kann man auch die alpine Flora sehen. Im Urlaub haben wir die Flora und Fauna… …

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  • 66flora — [16] Latin flōs meant ‘flower’ (it was the source of English flower). From it was derived Flora, the name given to the Roman goddess of flowers. English took over the term in this mythological sense, and in the 17th century it began to be used in …

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  • 67Flora, SS. (4) — 4SS. Flora et Maria, VV. MM. (24. Nov.) Diese hl., Flora war zu Cordova in Spanien geboren, hatte einen mohammedanischen Vater und eine christliche Mutter, die sie heimlich in der wahren Religion erzog. Ihr eigener Bruder gab sie deßhalb beim… …

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  • 68Flora — Provenance. Vient du latin flos Signifie : fleur Se fête le 24 novembre. Histoire. Sainte Flora est née en Espagne de père païen et de mère chrétienne, au IXème siècle. Son frère, musulman fanatique, traque les chrétiens et les livre aux… …

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  • 69flora — (f) (Intermedio) conjunto de vegetales característicos para un sitio o período Ejemplos: Los veranos húmedos y cálidos contribuyen a la gran variedad y abundancia de la flora japonesa. En la selva se puede admirar la flora exuberante. Sinónimos:… …

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  • 70flora — flo|ra [ˈflo:rə] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Modern Latin; Origin: Latin Flora Roman female god of flowers, from flos flower ] all the plants that grow in a particular place or country ▪ Tourism is damaging the flora and fauna (=plants and animals) …

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