Flora
noun
All the plants that live in a particular area, time, environment.
The flora and fauna of the Amazon rainforest are very diverse.
Often appears as...
- flora and fauna
- native flora
noun
The helpful or harmless bacteria that inhabit a body.
Probiotics can help maintain a healthy gut flora.
Often appears as...
- gut flora
- skin flora
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Technical
noun
A book or other work detailing the plants of a specific region.
The botanist made use of a comprehensive flora to identify unknown species.
Often appears as...
- local flora
- regional flora
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Academic
noun
All the plants that live in a particular area, time, environment.
The flora and fauna of the Amazon rainforest are very diverse.
Often appears as...
- flora and fauna
- native flora
noun
The helpful or harmless bacteria that inhabit a body.
Probiotics can help maintain a healthy gut flora.
Often appears as...
- gut flora
- skin flora
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A book or other work detailing the plants of a specific region.
The botanist made use of a comprehensive flora to identify unknown species.
Often appears as...
- local flora
- regional flora
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Ecosystem Specific
The term 'flora' refers specifically to plants in a given ecosystem, not animals or non-living things.
The coastal flora includes various salt-tolerant plants.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporal Variation
'Flora' reflects the plants present during a specific time, which might vary from the past.
Historical flora of this region differed greatly from today's.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Native Species
The word 'flora' can refer to both native and invasive plant species in an area.
The park's flora includes both native and non-native species.
Pro Tip 1/3Ecosystem Specific
The term 'flora' refers specifically to plants in a given ecosystem, not animals or non-living things.
The coastal flora includes various salt-tolerant plants.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporal Variation
'Flora' reflects the plants present during a specific time, which might vary from the past.
Historical flora of this region differed greatly from today's.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Native Species
The word 'flora' can refer to both native and invasive plant species in an area.
The park's flora includes both native and non-native species.
Pro Tip 1/3Ecosystem Specific
The term 'flora' refers specifically to plants in a given ecosystem, not animals or non-living things.
The coastal flora includes various salt-tolerant plants.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporal Variation
'Flora' reflects the plants present during a specific time, which might vary from the past.
Historical flora of this region differed greatly from today's.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Native Species
The word 'flora' can refer to both native and invasive plant species in an area.
The park's flora includes both native and non-native species.
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The Exhilarating Peace...
means you can go see another world, another universe, completely magical. You can see little fish, seaweed, the flora and fauna, you can watch it all discreetly, sliding underwater, looking around, and coming back to the surface, leaving no trace. It's an amazing feeling to become one with nature like that.
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Underwater farms vs....
These low-maintenance flora and fauna don’t need to be fed at all. In fact, they naturally improve water quality, filtering it as they feed off of sunlight and nutrients in the seawater. By absorbing carbon through photosynthesis, these farms help battle climate change, and reduce local ocean acidification
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A cleanse won't detox...
At best, you might lose a few pounds on a cleanse, because you aren't eating much. At worst, you could go into starvation mode. You could throw off your electrolyte balance, not to mention disrupt your intestinal flora and bowel function. Clearly, having a healthy liver is extremely important.
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The strange case of the...
The researchers hypothesized that the pregnant ewes had snacked on poisonous birth defect-causing plants. They collected the local flora and fed samples to lab rats, but struggled to replicate the effect. So they decided to directly observe the sheep
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Nature's Oddest Looking...
on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of more than a hundred indigenous species of flora and fauna it's hard to predict
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Giant Cassowaries are...
on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of more than a hundred indigenous species of flora and fauna it's hard to predict
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A climate change...
than there is in all of the world's vegetation, including the lush tropical rainforests and the giant sequoias, the expansive grasslands, all of the cultivated systems, and every kind of flora you can imagine on the face of the earth,
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Protecting New York...
hardscapes and humans are flora and fauna and our own well-being depends on it for the first time in human history the world is now an urban place so more people live in cities than they do in rural areas
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Steve Winter: On the...
surveying and this man here was local shaman said he has a tiger that come to visit him and he taught local people with the conservation organization flora and fauna and international use hunters and
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How long will human...
like corn and rats. But it's a world that's not as resilient as the one it replaces. As the fossil record shows, it's a diversity of plants and animals that allows unique pairings of flora and fauna
Video examples
The Exhilarating Peace...
means you can go see another world, another universe, completely magical. You can see little fish, seaweed, the flora and fauna, you can watch it all discreetly, sliding underwater, looking around, and coming back to the surface, leaving no trace. It's an amazing feeling to become one with nature like that.
Video examples
Underwater farms vs....
These low-maintenance flora and fauna don’t need to be fed at all. In fact, they naturally improve water quality, filtering it as they feed off of sunlight and nutrients in the seawater. By absorbing carbon through photosynthesis, these farms help battle climate change, and reduce local ocean acidification
Video examples
A cleanse won't detox...
At best, you might lose a few pounds on a cleanse, because you aren't eating much. At worst, you could go into starvation mode. You could throw off your electrolyte balance, not to mention disrupt your intestinal flora and bowel function. Clearly, having a healthy liver is extremely important.
Video examples
The strange case of the...
The researchers hypothesized that the pregnant ewes had snacked on poisonous birth defect-causing plants. They collected the local flora and fed samples to lab rats, but struggled to replicate the effect. So they decided to directly observe the sheep
Video examples
Nature's Oddest Looking...
on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of more than a hundred indigenous species of flora and fauna it's hard to predict
Video examples
Giant Cassowaries are...
on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of more than a hundred indigenous species of flora and fauna it's hard to predict
Video examples
A climate change...
than there is in all of the world's vegetation, including the lush tropical rainforests and the giant sequoias, the expansive grasslands, all of the cultivated systems, and every kind of flora you can imagine on the face of the earth,
Video examples
Protecting New York...
hardscapes and humans are flora and fauna and our own well-being depends on it for the first time in human history the world is now an urban place so more people live in cities than they do in rural areas
Video examples
Steve Winter: On the...
surveying and this man here was local shaman said he has a tiger that come to visit him and he taught local people with the conservation organization flora and fauna and international use hunters and
Video examples
How long will human...
like corn and rats. But it's a world that's not as resilient as the one it replaces. As the fossil record shows, it's a diversity of plants and animals that allows unique pairings of flora and fauna
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Anthony Head
English Actor
One bit of advice someone gave me - which I haven't yet tried - is that if you go to an area where you might pick up a tummy bug, you should seek out the local probiotic yogurt. Eating it will introduce you to the local gut flora, apparently.
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Rohini Nilekani
Indian Writer
At a physical level, India is blessed with a rich biodiversity of flora and fauna. We have a predictable monsoon, and a vast network of rivers and water bodies. We have one of the longest coastlines. We have enormous access to solar energy.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
The jungle is my least favourite environment. It's always damp, and everything tries to bite you, whether it's flora or fauna. But I think it's important to face your fears and not just go for the comfortable option.
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David Grann
American Journalist
You think of the rainforest as this incredibly abundant place of fauna and animals and flora. This great, rich wilderness. And yet it is such a biological battlefield in which everything is competing.
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Gregory Benford
American Physicist
Like the ocean, land plants hold about three times as much carbon as the atmosphere. While oceans take many centuries to exchange this mass with the air, flora take only a few years.
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Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Monacan Royalty
My mother loved to take us on walks in the mountains or the hills and she would point out different species that she identified, both fauna and flora.
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Jack Dorsey
American Businessman
I fell in love with flora of all types, especially ferns. Loved the sparse structure and repetition of shape - almost fractal.
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Jacqueline Bisset
English Actress
I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual labour.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
It is imperative for us to protect the flora and fauna around us.
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Anthony Head
English Actor
One bit of advice someone gave me - which I haven't yet tried - is that if you go to an area where you might pick up a tummy bug, you should seek out the local probiotic yogurt. Eating it will introduce you to the local gut flora, apparently.
Quote examples
Rohini Nilekani
Indian Writer
At a physical level, India is blessed with a rich biodiversity of flora and fauna. We have a predictable monsoon, and a vast network of rivers and water bodies. We have one of the longest coastlines. We have enormous access to solar energy.
Quote examples
Ben Fogle
English Writer
The jungle is my least favourite environment. It's always damp, and everything tries to bite you, whether it's flora or fauna. But I think it's important to face your fears and not just go for the comfortable option.
Quote examples
David Grann
American Journalist
You think of the rainforest as this incredibly abundant place of fauna and animals and flora. This great, rich wilderness. And yet it is such a biological battlefield in which everything is competing.
Quote examples
Gregory Benford
American Physicist
Like the ocean, land plants hold about three times as much carbon as the atmosphere. While oceans take many centuries to exchange this mass with the air, flora take only a few years.
Quote examples
Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Monacan Royalty
My mother loved to take us on walks in the mountains or the hills and she would point out different species that she identified, both fauna and flora.
Quote examples
Jack Dorsey
American Businessman
I fell in love with flora of all types, especially ferns. Loved the sparse structure and repetition of shape - almost fractal.
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Jacqueline Bisset
English Actress
I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual labour.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
It is imperative for us to protect the flora and fauna around us.
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