Flora \Flo"ra\, n. [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos,
   floris, flower. See Flower.]
   1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring.
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   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.
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	flora
    n 1: all the plant life in a particular region or period;
         "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern
         California"; "the botany of China" [syn: vegetation,
         flora, botany] [ant: fauna, zoology]
    2: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
       [syn: plant, flora, plant life]

	

	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

	

	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

	

	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

	

	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