From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Flora \Flo"ra\, noun [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}.]
1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: all the plant life in a particular region [syn: {vegetation}] [ant: {fauna}]
2: a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: {plant}, {plant life}] [also: {florae} (pl)]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "Flora": Ceres, Cora, Demeter, Dionysos, Dionysus, Frey, Gaea, Gaia, Kore, Persephassa, Persephone, Pomona, Proserpina, Proserpine, Triptolemos, Triptolemus, corn god, fertility god, forest god, vegetation spirit
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Flora, IL (city, FIPS 26454) Location: 38.67049 N, 88.47877 W Population (1990): 5054 (2291 housing units) Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62839 Flora, IN (town, FIPS 23692) Location: 40.54494 N, 86.52336 W Population (1990): 2179 (929 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46929 Flora, MS (town, FIPS 24940) Location: 32.54742 N, 90.31197 W Population (1990): 1482 (540 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39071 Flora, ND Zip code(s): 58348
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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. Headwords: Flora, IL Flora
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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. Headwords: Flora, IN Flora
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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. Headwords: Flora, MS Flora
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