Flora

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈflɔːɹə//

the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris.

proper noun

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the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris.
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8 Flora, a main-belt asteroid.
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A female given name from Latin.
What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star, / And Sylvia like a rustling tree, / And Lola like a melody, / And Flora like a flowery morn, […]
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A surname.
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A number of places in the United States: A former community in Alachua County, Florida, annexed by Gainesville.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Clay County, Illinois.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Boone County, Illinois.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana; named for founder John Flora.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Dickinson County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Renville County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Madison County, Mississippi; named for early resident Flora Mann Jones.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Meigs County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wallowa County, Oregon.
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Other places elsewhere: A resort in Suriname.
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Other places elsewhere: A municipality of the Philippines.
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Other places elsewhere: A village in Selbu municipality, Trøndelag county, Norway.
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Other places elsewhere: A former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

Etymology

From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers).

flop · To fall heavily due to lack of energy.FLOP · Synonym of flop.flora · Plants considered as a group, especially those of a…

Flora · the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris.

Florence · A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of…Flores · An island of the Azores autonomous region, Portugal, in the…Florida · A state of the United States. Capital: Tallahassee. Largest…

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