Word a Day
flora
What does flora mean?
flora (noun): plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce flora?
/ˈflɔɹə/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does flora come from?
From Latin Flōra (goddess of flowers).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of flora?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “flora” mean?
a disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death
Not quite: that's what ghost means.
a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it
Not quite: that's what payment means.
plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc
Right! That's what “flora” means.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
Not quite: that's what color means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “flora”?
vegetation
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difference
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department
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foundation
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