🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Flora

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfloɾɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flora/ˈflɔː.rə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A flora da região é muito diversa."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.

    "The flora of the Amazon rainforest is incredibly diverse, hosting thousands of plant species."
  2. 2

    A book or other work that describes the plants of a particular region.

    "The botanist published a comprehensive flora of the Mediterranean region."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'flora' originates from the Latin word 'flora', meaning 'goddess of flowers', which was used in Roman mythology. Over time, it evolved to refer to plant life in a specific region or environment, particularly in botanical contexts.

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