'Flora' definitions:
Definition of 'flora'
From: WordNet
noun
All the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" [syn: vegetation, flora, botany] [ant: fauna, zoology]
noun
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: plant, flora, plant life]
Definition of 'Flora'
From: GCIDE
- Flora \Flo"ra\, n. [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]
- 1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) The complete system of vegetable species growing without cultivation in a given locality, region, or period; a list or description of, or treatise on, such plants. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Flora'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Ceres,
- Cora,
- corn god,
- Demeter,
- Dionysos,
- Dionysus,
- fertility god,
- forest god,
- Frey,
- Gaea,
- Gaia,
- Kore,
- Persephassa,
- Persephone,
- Pomona,
- Proserpina,
- Proserpine,
- Triptolemos,
- Triptolemus,
- vegetation spirit
Flora, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Flora, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
Population (2000) :
5086
Housing Units (2000) :
2352
Land area (2000) :
4.437148 sq. miles (11.492159 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000241 sq. miles (0.000623 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.437389 sq. miles (11.492782 sq. km)
FIPS code :
26454
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
38.669813 N, 88.484105 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
62839
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Flora, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Flora, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000) :
2227
Housing Units (2000) :
959
Land area (2000) :
1.032246 sq. miles (2.673506 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.032246 sq. miles (2.673506 sq. km)
FIPS code :
23692
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
40.545819 N, 86.523367 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
46929
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Flora, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Flora, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000) :
1546
Housing Units (2000) :
606
Land area (2000) :
3.403633 sq. miles (8.815368 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.403633 sq. miles (8.815368 sq. km)
FIPS code :
24940
Located within :
Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location :
32.543056 N, 90.311843 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
39071
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.