Definition of flora

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Flora (n.) 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..

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Floriated :: Floriated (a.) Having floral ornaments; as, floriated capitals of Gothic pillars..
Floran :: Floran (n.) Tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone; tin ore stamped very fine.
Phyllody :: Phyllody (n.) A retrograde metamorphosis of the floral organs to the condition of leaves.
Petalody :: Petalody (n.) The metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens, into petals..
Tupelo :: Tupelo (n.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge..
Monochlamydeous :: Monochlamydeous (a.) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx..
Gemmiflorate :: Gemmiflorate (a.) Having flowers like buds.
Disciflorous :: Disciflorous (a.) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle; -- said of a subclass of plants. Cf. Calycifloral.
Anisomerous :: Anisomerous (a.) Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens..
Anchovy Pear :: Anchovy pear () A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree (Grias cauliflora) bearing this fruit..
Algaroba :: Algaroba (n.) The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico..
Phaenogamia :: Phaenogamia (n. pl.) The class of flowering plants including all which have true flowers with distinct floral organs; phanerogamia.
Water Lemon :: Water lemon () The edible fruit of two species of passion flower (Passiflora laurifolia, and P. maliformis); -- so called in the West Indies..
Flora :: Flora (n.) The goddess of flowers and spring.
Sweetwood :: Sweetweed (n.) A name for two tropical American weeds (Capraria biflora, and Scoparia dulcis) of the Figwort family..
Florist :: Florist (n.) One who writes a flora, or an account of plants..
Floral :: Floral (a.) Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths..
Incomplete :: Incomplete (a.) Wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of a flower.
Acalysinous :: Acalysinous (a.) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope..
Chorisis :: Chorisis (n.) The separation of a leaf or floral organ into two more parts.
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