noun The plants of a particular region or time period, considered as a group.
- He intended to publish a flora of the island, and drafted out a synonymic catalogue, into which he inserted from time to time elaborate descriptions drawn up from living specimens of the species which he was able to procure.
— J. G. Baker, Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles (1999)
- Nowhere was the victory of Linnaeanism more complete than in Britain. When William Hudson's Flora Anglica, organized in the Linnaean manner, appeared in 1762, it displaced all previous floras.
— Daniel R. Headrick, When Information Came of Age (2000)
- The rainforest is home to an incredibly diverse flora.
- Visitors come to the island each spring to see its rare flora.
- The botanist wrote a book about the flora of the mountain.
noun The community of microorganisms living in a particular part of the body.
- gut flora, intestinal flora
- A healthy gut flora aids digestion.
- Antibiotics can sometimes upset the natural flora in your gut.
- Doctors say healthy skin flora helps protect the body against infection.
