Flora — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

all the plant life in a particular region or period

(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɔːɹə/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɔːɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɔːɹə/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈɔːɹə/.

Examples

Pleistocene vegetation
the flora of southern California
the botany of China

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vegetation botany plant plant life

Antonyms

fauna

Parts of Speech

noun	all the plant life in a particular region or period “Pleistocene vegetation”
noun	(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

Word Forms

vegetate	verb	establish vegetation on
vegetational	adjective	composed of vegetation or plants
plantal	adjective	of or relating to plants
plantlet	noun	a young plant or a small plant
plant	verb	put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
floral	adjective	of or relating to the plant life in a particular region

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

flore

toute la vie végétale dans une région ou une période particulière

🇷🇺Russian

Флора

весь растительный мир в определенном регионе или периоде

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ्लोरा

किसी विशेष क्षेत्र या अवधि में सभी पौधों का जीवन

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ভিদ

একটি নির্দিষ্ট অঞ্চল বা সময়কালের সমস্ত উদ্ভিদের জীবন

🇮🇳Tamil

தாவரங்கள்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட பகுதியில் அல்லது காலத்தில் அனைத்து தாவர வாழ்க்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

వృక్షజాలం

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ప్రాంతం లేదా కాలంలోని అన్ని మొక్కల జీవితం

🇮🇳Marathi

वनस्पती

एका विशिष्ट प्रदेशात किंवा कालावधीतील सर्व वनस्पतींचे जीवन

🇮🇳Gujarati

વનસ્પતિ

ચોક્કસ પ્રદેશ અથવા સમયગાળામાં તમામ વનસ્પતિ જીવન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಸ್ಯವರ್ಗ

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಸ್ಯ ಜೀವನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സസ്യജാലങ്ങൾ

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക പ്രദേശത്തെയോ കാലഘട്ടത്തിലെയോ എല്ലാ സസ്യജീവിതവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਨਸਪਤੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਮਿਆਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੌਦਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਰਾ ਜੀਵਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

نباتات

کسی خاص علاقے یا مدت میں پودوں کی تمام زندگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

植物区系

特定地区或时期的所有植物生命

🇯🇵Japanese

フローラ

特定の地域または時代のすべての植物

🇰🇷Korean

플로라

특정 지역이나 기간의 모든 식물 생활

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hệ thực vật

tất cả đời sống thực vật ở một khu vực hoặc thời kỳ cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

พฤกษา

ชีวิตพืชทั้งหมดในภูมิภาคหรือช่วงเวลาใดช่วงหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tumbuhan

seluruh kehidupan tanaman di wilayah atau periode tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النباتات

كل الحياة النباتية في منطقة أو فترة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

فلور

تمام زندگی گیاهی در یک منطقه یا دوره خاص

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוֹמֵחַ

כל חיי הצומח באזור או תקופה מסוימת

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