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Webster 1913 Edition


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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Flora

FLO'RA

,
Noun.
[See Floral.]
1.
In antiquity, the goddess of flowers.
2.
In modern usage, a catalogue or account of flowers or plants.