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Flora
Pronunciation : Flo"ra
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]
Definition : 1. (Rom. Myth.)
Defn: The goddess of flowers and spring.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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